
Performs with the Blood Brothers (with sax player Lonnie Youngblood). Second Curtis Knight single "Hornet's Nest"/"Knock Yourself Out" (both Hendrix instrumentals) released. May - Concerts with with King Curtis, Sam & Dave, Carl Holmes and with Curtis Knight at The Cheetah Club where Linda Keith meets Jimmy. March - Sessions with Curtis Knight and the single "How Would You Feel" is releasedĪpril - Concerts with Curtis Knight. January - Tour with King Curtis & The Kingpinsįebruary - Session for a Jane Mansfield B-side ("Suey"). November - Concerts with Joey Dee and the Sarlighters.ĭecember - Sessions with Curtis Knight and live recordings at an empty Georges Club 20, Hackensack, New Jersey. September - Tour with The Isley Brothers. Signs with Sue Records.Īugust - Recording session and concerts with The Isley Brothers. Recording sessions with Rosa Lee Brooks and Mr. Meets BB King.įebruary - Concerts with Little Richard and with Ike & Tina Turner October/November - Tours with George Odell's band, backing Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson.ĭecember - Joins Little Richards band The Crown Jewels. May - Recording session with The Isley's ("Testify") and Don Covay ("Mercy Mercy")Īugust - Sacked from the Isley Brothers and joins a tour with "Gorgeous" George Odell. March/April - Joins The Isley Brothers on tour all over America and Canada. January - Jimmy wins the first prize at the Apollo Theater's Wednesday Night Amateur Competition.įebruary - Audition for The Isley Brothers September - Joins The Bonnevilles (with Larry Lee). "Jimmy Hendrix and his magic guitar" is support act.Īugust - Recording sessions with Frank Howard, Johnny Jones and George Yates & Sandra Wright July - The band change their name to The Casuals and play for two weeks at The Black Poodle Club in Nashville.īilly Cox & The Sandpipers play The Jolly Roger Club in Nashville. May - After being fired from Ballard's band, he returns to Club Del Morocco in Nashville Jimmy then joins Ballard's band The Midnighters. Aretha Franklin and Hank Ballard are also on the tour. March - Joins a tour of the south in "Gorgeous" George Odell's backing band. January - Jimmy also plays for The Continentals at the Club Del Morocco November - The King Kasuals become the house band at Club Del Morocco. January - Forms The King Kasuals with Billy Cox while still in military service at Fort Campbell, Kentucky Joins the 101st Airborne parachute division. May 1961 Arrested for joy riding in a stolen car. September 1957 - Jimmy sees Elvis Presley perform at Seattle's Sicks Stadiumġ959-1960 - Jimmy plays with local bands The Velvetones and The Rocking Kings September 1945 - His father Al returns from the army and re-names the child James Marshall Hendrix Private James Hendrix of the 101st airborne playing his guitar. Private James Hendrix of the 101st airborne. Jimi’s commanding officer’s report on his suitability for Military service, May 28th 1962. Jimi’s handwritten Juvenile and youthful offenders statement from his Military records, May 29th 1961.
