Jimi Hendrix Exam 3
Fulfillment of the Ed Chaplin/PPX Suit
-Suit required Jimi to record an album for Ed Chalpin & released under Capitol Records. He would get all the profits from this album's sales -They recorded 4 live shows at the Fillmore East & these live recordings were turned into the album "Band of Gypsys." With this fulfilled, Jimi owed nothing more to Ed Chalpin. -US release in March Capitol
Diana Carpenter
-in Sept 1970, Jimi's NY lawyer arrived to London to talk about pending paternity suit against him by this Diana Carpenter, following the birth of her daughter Tamika Carpenter
Monika Dannemann
-met Jimi for the first time after a previous concert and they spent a few days together -met up in London and was with him the last few days he was living--claimed to be engaged & jimi's fiancé, she's kind of crazy -Jimi had taken her sleeping pills the night he died, her story kept changing, Kathy Etchingham took her to court & won -eventually committed suicide
Buzzy Linhart
-played vibes on "Drifting" -vibes overdub for "Drifting" were done after jimi's death and he came and finished them
War Heroes
-released December 1972 by Reprise -Last album Kramer was going to be apart of because he felt as if the barrel had been scraped
Loose Ends
-released February 1974, Polydor(not released in US) -The most recent release of Jimi's music.
Kathy Etchingham
Jimi's longtime, off-and-on girlfriend. Jimi was so distraught to learn she was married that he flew to London to see her about it. ...On the last day of Jimi's life, he happened to run into Kathy on the street. ...She later sued Monika Dannemann for defamation of character.
Michael Jeffrey
-50/50 partner w Jimi for Electric Lady Studios -also jimi's manager/had publishing contract w him -after jimi's death, jeffrey wanted to release the best of the tapes they found, hoped for 3 albums, and then wanted to burn the rest-horrible albums -Died in a 1973 mid-air collision over france
Leo Branton
-Al Hendrix's lawyer to help with Jmi's settlements -urged by Paul Allen, Al sued Leo for not having the best interest of his clients (Jimi & Al), and Al got all the rights back
Janie Hendrix
-Al Hendrix's step daughter, only met Jimi a few times -Urged Al to sue Leo Branton
Sid Bernstein's Winter Festival For Peace
-Anti-war benefit at Madison Square Garden -Band of Gypsys booked to play -Jimi seemed out of it that night (people think Jeffrey of Devon Wilson gave him a dose?) and after 3 songs Jimi sat down and refused to play -Buddy Miles was fired and that was the last show the Band of Gypsys played
Billy Cox
-Bassist of Band of Gypsys, friend of Jimi's from army -came back about 3 times -dosed w LSD after a concert in Sweden, had a bad trip and eventually was sent home to recover
Paul Allen
-Billionaire that wanted to buy the rights to Jimi's music, Branton declined his offer -The co-founder of Microsoft that placed the highest bid on Jimi's belongings but was completely ignored. He then backed Al Hendrix in getting all rights of Jimi's things back to his father, Al. -Urged Al Hendrix to sue Branton for a conflicting interest (offered to pay him to sue), and Al received rights again
Kirsten Nefer
-Danish Model, asked her to marry him before Monika--press heard about their engagement and released it -had to get back to her film and departed from Jimi a few days before he died
Buddy Miles
-Drummer of Band of Gypsys -sings vocals/wrote "Changes" & sang in "We Gotta Live Together" -Fired by Michael Jeffrey after Sid Bernstein's Winter Festival for Peace
Isle of Wight
-Festival August 30th 1970, tons of people & bigger than Woodstock, held in England -Isle of Wight album released Nov 1971 by Polydor, not released in the US
Rainbow Bridge
-Film Jimi made in Maui, Hawaii -Put on free show in the mountains -directed by Chuck Wein -not very successful Michael Jeffrey looked to repair his own poor financial condition with a desperate maneuver—the sale of a soundtrack album to Warner Brothers. He had recently begun a partnership with independent film maverick Chuck Wein and was looking to bait Warners with the promise of additional Hendrix release in exchange for underwriting his first film venture, Wave
Experience Hendrix Era
-First Rays of the New Rising Sun -South Saturn Delta -Jimi Hendrix: BBC Sessions -Hendrix/Band of Gypsys Live at Fillmore East -Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock -Jimi Hendrix Experience Box Set
Bill Graham
-Gave Jimi a negative review after his first show of the 4 at Fillmore East. Jimi was angered by this. After a much better second show, Jimi taunted Graham backstage asking "That good enough for you, Jack?" -Graham wrote of the second show: "Aside from Otis Redding, there will never be anything like that show." -Concert promoter and owner of Fillmore East
Alber & Arthur Allen
-Ghetto Fighters, AKA Tunde-Ra & Tahrqa Aleem -friends of Jimi -backing vocals in "Freedom", "Izabella", "Stepping Stone"
Chas Chandler
-Helped with Toronto trial claiming someone put the stuff in jimi's bag -a few nights before Jimi died he visited Chas to ask him to come back and produce him
Eric Burdon
-Jimi & Monika went to Ronnie Scotts club see Eric play in his new band, War--Jimi wanted to jam with the band but he was not allowed to play because people said he seemed very disoriented -Jimi returned to the club a few nights later and was able to jam with War, this was the LAST time Jimi played in public -after Jimi's death, Eric said in an interview that Jimi's death was "deliberate", based on Jimi's last poem
Isle of Fehmarn
-Jimi headlined to play "Love & Peace Festival" on Baltic coast, pushed back b/c of weather -Sept 6, 1970 -concert in Germany, there was a bad scene & jimi was booed off the stage -Jimi's LAST concert, the tour's last 4 shows had to be cancelled because of Billy's declining mental health
The Cry of Love Tour
-Jimi's last tour -Jimi, Mitch & Billy played together
Devon Wilson
-Jimi's old girlfriend, she was a druggie -Devon flew to London after hearing about the engagement with Kirsten Nefer -Invited Jimi to a party the night he died, which he attended and Monika became very upset
Fillmore East, NY
-Location of the 4 New Year's (1970) Band of Gypsys' shows which would eventually become the album "Band of Gypsys"
Jimi's Death (month/year)
-September 18, 1970 -cause of death as "inhalation of vomit due to barbiturates"
Electric Lady
-Studio Jimi was building with Michael Jeffrey in NY -very expensive, warner brothers helped w funds - Eddie Kramer helped, it was over $100,000 over budget -studio opened in august 1970, and was thought to be the best studio in NY at the time An electric Ladys studios party was held august 26, 1970- the next day jimi flew to london
Tony Bongiovi
-engineer working with Alan Douglas for Crash Landing, hit #5 on US album chart -he salvaged songs, erasing original tracks and making way for new instrumentation with a new drummer, guitar and bass
The Cry of Love
-first posthumous release after jimi's death -march 1971, Track - all songs written by Hendrix, Eddie Kramer
Al Hendrix
-helped settle with all Jimi's stuff with the help of Leo Branton -Urged by Janie Hendrix & Billionaire Paul Allen, he sued Branton for having a conflict of interest, he sued and all rights were rewarded back to him
Crash Landing
-released March 1975 by Reprise, #5 on US album chart *The first album that was engineered by Tony Bongiovi and had Guitarist Jeff Mironov and bassist Bob Babbit.* -people thought it was newly discovered music, very controversial -Alan Douglas & Tony Bongiovi
Hendrix in the West
-released in Februrary 1972, Reprise - live album
Jimi's Toronto Trial
-trial in December 1969 for prior drug bust in Toronto (heroine) -Jimi claimed he had a headache the day of the bust and a fan gave him what he thought was Bromo-Seltzer -Chas Chandler testified as a compelling character witness, supporting Jimi. Jimi was found not guilty.
Eva Sundquist
-visitor back stage at a sweden show, had met before in 1969 -claimed Jimi was the father of her son James Daniel Sundquist
Last thing jimi wrote
A poem, "The Story of Life"
Noel Redding
After buddy miles was fired, jeffery asked noel redding to come back to rejoin the experience. Jimi was not down with this and noel was sent home and replaced with billy cox.
Miles Davis
Alan Douglas arranges a studio session with Jimi and Miles, but before being able to close the deal, Miles demands $50,000 for the session -(Douglas wanted to push jimi into jazz) -The request is rejected and the epic arrangement falls through
Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas had a long history in the record industry, but little experience in rock 'n' roll. He had worked for United Artists' jazz label. 1967- Alan formed Douglas Communications. In September 1969, Jimi invited Alan Douglas to a recording session Jimi told Alan he needed someone to organize things for him and that he felt unable to communicate with Michael Jeffrey, Jimi made Douglas his "spokesman" -produced for Jimi, and Jimi used him as a spokesman -Had to job of overseeing all Jimi's releases after his death. -after Jeffrey's death he took over and produced posthumous music -mid 70's Alan & Lawyner Leo Branton controlled Jimi's estate -Al Hendrix sued them for not having the best interest (backed up by Paul Allen) & Al won -with Tony Bongiovi, they created the album Crash Landing
Angie Burdon
Angie slept over in jimi's hotel room when he first arrived in london, this is where he met danish model and his later fiance, Kirsten Nefer
Ed Chaplin London
Ed Chalpin had also flown into London from NY and was due to meet with Jimi that day to discuss the prelim court hearing of Chalpin's case against Track and Polydor Records.
The Band of Gypsys
Jimi Hendrix: guitar Buddy Miles: drums Billy Cox: bass -only played 4 shows; Fillmore East was recorded for their "Band of Gypsys" album (profits went to Chaplin) -producer: Heaven research label: capitol released: March 25 1970 US version *The first album of Jimi's without The Experience. It was recorded at The Fillmore East*
Alan Douglas Era
Posthumous Releases -Crash Landing -Midnight Lightning -Jimi Hendrix: Blues -Essential Jimi Hendrix Vol 1 & Vol 2, Nine to the Universe, Jimi Hendrix Concerts, Kiss the Sky, Jimi Plays Monterey, Johnny B Goode, Band of Gypsy 2, Live At Winterland, Radio One, Red House: Variations on a Theme, Life Lines, Stages
Michael Jeffrey Era
Posthumous Releases -The Cry of Love -Rainbow Bridge -Isle of Wight -Hendrix: In the West -War Heroes -Soundtrack recordings from the film: Jimi Hendrix -Loose Ends
The Ronettes
Sang backing vocals for "Earth Blues"
Heaven Research
The Band of Gypsys album gives credit for production to "Heaven Research" (A.K.A. Jimi Hendrix...I am unsure why he went under this moniker)
life insurance policy
construction to the studio ground came to a halt as funds ran out, so jimi signed a life insurance policy as insurance to cover warner's investment
Atlanta Pop Festival
july 4th, 1970
Chuck Wein
partnership with Michael Jeffrey -Director of Rainbow Bridge (Wave)
Rainbow Bridge
released 1971 reprise
