Let's be clear, the person that really discovered Jimi Hendrix was Linda Keith, fashion model and girl friend of Keith Richard's from the Rolling Stones. Linda Keith helped Jimi out a lot while Keef was out on tour w/ the Stones. She gave him short term cash, food, clothes and occasional rides to the club in her limo. She also gave Jimi one of Keith Richard's white strats so Jimi could play a gig after he'd pawned off his guitar. Linda Keith was the one who told Chas about jimi and brought him down to the club so he could check out Jimi Hendrix for himself! And the rest is history! Chas Chandler may have signed Jimi on the spot, but he only knew about Jimi bc of Linda Keith's direct support of and friendship w/Jimi Hendrix. A very important fact that needs to be included in any sort of reportage on Jimi Hendrix's true history . Let's give Linda Keith her rightful recognition for having helped jimi Hendrix get/be discovered.
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Paul McCartney Is a well known narcissist and has done some terrible things to me
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Funny,the Americans didn't want to know hendrix,so he went to the u.k,got famous then usa all of a sudden claimed him
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Alejandro Basso
In September 1966, Jimi Hendrix was a relatively unknown American guitarist playing backup for acts like Little Richard and the Isley Brothers. He was a sideman with talent bursting at the seams, but no platform to unleash it. That was about to change.
Chas Chandler, the former bassist of The Animals, saw Jimi play at the Café Wha? in New York’s Greenwich Village. Chandler was looking to move into artist management, and when he heard Hendrix tear into a version of “Hey Joe,” he knew he’d found something special.
He convinced Jimi to fly to London, a city at the center of a musical revolution. Hendrix arrived on September 24, 1966, with just his guitar, a change of clothes, and a dream. London’s club scene was buzzing — the blues revival was in full swing, and guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page were gods among men.
But Hendrix? He was something else entirely.
Within days, Chas Chandler had him jamming in small clubs and getting noticed. One of the first key moments happened at Blaises, a small London venue. Word spread quickly: “You have to see this guy.” Then came The Scotch of St. James, and Hendrix set it on fire.
But the true jaw-dropper was when Chandler arranged for Hendrix to jam with Eric Clapton at a Cream gig. Clapton, already considered the best in Britain, was blown away when Jimi launched into a blistering version of “Killing Floor” — so fast, so raw, so bold that Clapton reportedly walked off stage, stunned.
From there, Hendrix formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, recorded “Hey Joe”, and within months was dominating the British charts. The UK press dubbed him a genius. His outrageous style, his left-handed Strat flipped upside-down, the wild fuzz-drenched solos — it was like he came from another planet.
London in ’66 was where Hendrix became Hendrix. It wasn’t just about the music — it was about identity, liberation, and redefining what was possible with six strings.
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