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
Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography "that don't meet the technical recording criteria" and standards for mainstream release. These have included live recordings from various points in his career as well as demo and rehearsal recordings. Dagger Records was established in 1998 by Experience Hendrix to issue "official bootlegs" of albums "that don't meet the technical recording criteria" and standards for mainstream release. Several amateur recordings of Hendrix concerts are free to stream from the Experience Hendrix website. As of July 19, 2016, the following are available: Footnotes Citations References Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography Jimi Hendrix was an American musician whose career spanned from 1962 to