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: An Illustrated Experience Janie Hendrix and John McDermott both work for Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., the exclusive copyright holder to all Hendrix material, and so had exclusive access to the family archives when compiling the book, allowing them to reproduce rare first-hand Hendrix memorabilia such as handwritten lyrics, drawings and postcards, from various periods throughout his life. The companion CD also aims to give an insight into the musician's life as it includes a studio jam running for over twenty minutes, featuring many unsorted parts of future songs. "Hendrix: Live" consists mainly of material from The Jimi Hendrix Experience's concert at Clark University on