The Jimi Hendrix Experience Animals bassist, Chas Chandler, formed a backing band with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Mitchell was a seasoned London drummer formerly with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. Hendrix chose Redding because of his attitude towards music and his hairstyle. Redding had been a guitar player until that time, but played bass in the band. The name "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" was coined by their business manager Michael Jeffery. The first official appearance of "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" (invited by French singer Johnny Hallyday) was at the "Novelty" in Évreux, France, on October 13, 1966. Six days later
Freedom (Jimi Hendrix song) Freedom (Jimi Hendrix song) "Freedom" is a song by Jimi Hendrix first released in 1971 on the album "The Cry of Love". The song was written by Hendrix and recorded at Electric Lady Studios on June 25th, 1970. [Also released as a single, it was only one of two posthumous Hendrix singles to appear on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it reached number 59. It is now one of the more popular songs in the Hendrix collection, and is a staple in many compilation works. It was later featured on the 1997 album "First Rays of the New Rising Sun".