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
Miami Pop Festival (Jimi Hendrix Experience album) Miami Pop Festival (Jimi Hendrix Experience album) Miami Pop Festival is a posthumous live album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, documenting their May 18, 1968 performance at the Miami Pop Festival. It features eight songs recorded during their evening performance, along with two extra songs, "Fire" and "Foxey Lady", recorded during the afternoon show, which were also released as a stereo 45 rpm single. The album was released on November 5, 2013, in conjunction with the Jimi Hendrix video documentary, "Hear My Train A Comin"'. In a review for AllMusic, Mark Demming gave the album three and a half out