Jimi Hendrix Test 1

Michael Jeffrey

-Chas's old manager -50/50 Partnership with Chas

Polydor Records

-Hey Joe, UK single released by Polydor

Kathy Etchingham

-One of Jimi's girlfriends for about 2.5 years

Bill Graham

-Ran Fillmore West

Yameta

-Animals parent company -Bahamian tax shelter account -Jimi signed to an exclusive recording and management contract with them -Yameta signs contract with Track Records for Jimi

The Sweet Inspirations

-Backing Vocals in The Burning of the Midnight Lamp

The Breakaways

-Backing vocals in Hey Joe (Roberts)

Bryan "Chas" Chandler

-Bassist for the Animals -Became Jimi's producer

Paul McCartney

-Beatles Member -On board of Monterey Pop Festival -Recommended Jimi to festival organizer

Mitch Mitchell

-Became drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience -Won coin flip

Chris Stamp

-Co-founder of Track Records -Known for co-managing and producing

Ed Chaplin, What record company?

-Ed Chaplin is the manager of PPX -Ed signed Jimi to 3 year contract saying "produce, play and sing exclusively for PPX" -Ends up haunting Jimi for the rest of his life

Olympic Studio Sounds

-Eddie Kramer Engineered there -Many of Jimi's records recorded here

Phasing in Stereo

-Effect by playing 2 sounds simultaneously -Bold As Love was the first song to use it

Eddie Kramer

-Engineer at Olympic Studios -Eventually became the main engineer -Highway Chile was first song Jimi ever recorded with Kramer -Manic Depression, Love or Confusion, May This Be Love, Fire, 3rd Stone From The Sun, Remember, Are You Experienced? -Majority of Axis

Gary Kellgren

-Engineer for Mayfair Recording Studio -The Burning of the Midnight Lamp -The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice

Monterey Pop Festival

-First American debut -Burns guitar -Has to play after The Who

Kit Lambert

-Founder of Track Records -Talked Chas into signing Jimi, and he did

Johnny Hallyday

-French singer who asked Chas is Jimi could come on tour with him, and he did

The Animals

-Group Chas Chandler was Bassist for -Yameta

Noel Redding

-Guitarist who met Jimi at audition for the New Animals -Later becomes the Bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience

Isley Brothers

-Hendrix joined group & recorded the song "Testify" with them -Went on tour, left, then later rejoined them and recorded "Move Over and Let Me Dance"

Henry "Juggy" Murray, What record company?

-Hendrix signed 2-yr exclusive artist contract with Sue Records & "Juggy" -He was paid off to get Jimi out of contract

Octavia

-Invented by Roger Mayer -Pedal that makes a sound octave higher than the note being played

Roger Mayer

-Invented the Octavia

Little Richards

-Jimi called himself Maurice James while working with little richard -Recorded "I Don't Know What You've Got But Its Got Me"

Jimmy James and the Blue Flames

-Jimi forms his own band, Greenwich Village

"Gorgeous" George Odell

-Jimi played with him -He was part of rhythm and blues package tour -A few years later they played together again

Track Records

-Jimi signed to them early on, signed contract w Yameta

Joey Dee and The Starlights

-Known for #1 hit "Peppermint Twist" -Jimi performed with the group and was calling himself Jimmy James at this time

Linda Keith

-Linda introduced Jimi to many managers/producers -Andrew Oldham feared messy triangle, Seymour Stein passed -Linda introduced Jimi to Chas Chandler and he got Jimi signed to Sea-Lark Enterprises

Billy Cox

-Met Jimi in the Army -Bass Player -Formed Casuals/Kasuals -Later reunited and formed The King Kasuals

The New Animals

-Noel Redding met Jimi at audition -Michael Jeffrey & Chas partnership: Provide new animals and alan price set if chas bring jimi

Aynsley Dunbar

-One of the drummers who tried out to be in the Jimi Experience, but didn't make it due to coin flip

Daughters of the American Revolution

-Possible reason why Jimi got kicked off Monkee's Tour?

Jerry Simon

-Ran RSVP Records -Jeffrey negotiated release of Jimi's contract

Fillmore West

-Ran by Bill Graham -Jimi became the main act because nobody wanted to play after him

RSVP Records

-Ran by Jerry Simon -Paid off for release of Jimi's contract

Are You Experienced Album

-Released first in UK by Track Records -Peaked at #2 -Released in US by Reprise

Are You Experienced UK vs. US

-They had different covers -American release didn't have Red House, Can You See Me, Remember -UK Release didn't have Purple Haze, Hey Joe and The Wind Cries Mary

The Monkees

-Tv show act -Jimi joined them for a giant tour, it was horrible

Warner/Reprise

-Yameta, not Jimi, signed with Warner/Reprise -Soundtrack exclusion deal made

Capitol Records

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King Kasuals

After being discharged from the Army, Billy Cox and Jimi reunited and formed this group

King Curtis

Jimmy joined them in 1966

Curtis Knight & The Squires

jimmy played with them and got credit as co-writer of "Hornets Nest"