1964…

[john]

Who is this a photo of?

[Clay Anderson Johnson]

15 hours ago, john said:

Who is this a photo of?

It is Jimi Hendrix in back, the Ronettes in front.

 

Hendrix was a backup player for years before moving to London and achieving fame.

 

Little Richard actually fired him. 😱

Edited October 30, 2021 by Clay Anderson Johnson

[Steve Mueske]

I knew that was Jimi Hendrix, but I had no idea who the singers were.

[john]

11 hours ago, Clay Anderson Johnson said:

It is Jimi Hendrix in back, the Ronettes in front.

 

Hendrix was a backup player for years before moving to London and achieving fame.

 

Little Richard actually fired him. 😱

Spot on Clay!

[Clay Anderson Johnson]

1965

 

Still playing the Sears Silvertone guitar he used all the way to his band Jimmy James & The Blue Flames in 1966.

 

 

This is his last band in NYC in 1966 before moving to London. He gave Randy California of Spirit his stage name in this band. Randy California was only 17 and his parents wouldn't let him go to England with Hendrix.

 

 

Hendrix didn't do well in NYC. He was half American Indian and half Black. He said he wasn't Black enough for Harlem or White enough for Greenwich Village.

Edited October 30, 2021 by Clay Anderson Johnson