Jimi Hendrix Early Days

November 27, 1942 - Birth (named Johnny Allen Hendrix).

September 1945 - His father Al returns from the army and re-names the child James Marshall Hendrix

1951 - His parents divorce.

September 1957 - Jimmy sees Elvis Presley perform at Seattle's Sicks Stadium

February 1, 1958 - His mother Lucille dies

1959-1960 - Jimmy plays with local bands The Velvetones and The Rocking Kings

1960 - Drops out of Garfield High School

May 1961 Arrested for joy riding in a stolen car. Joins the 101st Airborne parachute division. Meets Billy Cox

1962

January - Forms The King Kasuals with Billy Cox while still in military service at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

June - Discharged from the army. Heads for Clarksville, Tennessee.

October - Billy Cox discharched. They head for Nashville.

November - The King Kasuals become the house band at Club Del Morocco. Jimmy is 22 years old.

Late 1962 - Jimmy joins The Vancouvers

1963

January - Jimmy also plays for The Continentals at the Club Del Morocco

March - Joins a tour of the south in "Gorgeous" George Odell's backing band. Aretha Franklin and Hank Ballard are also on the tour. Jimmy then joins Ballard's band The Midnighters.

May - After being fired from Ballard's band, he returns to Club Del Morocco in Nashville

July - The band change their name to The Casuals and play for two weeks at The Black Poodle Club in Nashville.

Billy Cox & The Sandpipers play The Jolly Roger Club in Nashville. "Jimmy Hendrix and his magic guitar" is support act.

August - Recording sessions with Frank Howard, Johnny Jones and George Yates & Sandra Wright

September - Joins The Bonnevilles (with Larry Lee).

November - Moves to New York.

1964

January - Jimmy wins the first prize at the Apollo Theater's Wednesday Night Amateur Competition.

February - Audition for The Isley Brothers

March/April - Joins The Isley Brothers on tour all over America and Canada.

May - Recording session with The Isley's ("Testify") and Don Covay ("Mercy Mercy")

June - Vaious concerts with the Isleys

August - Sacked from the Isley Brothers and joins a tour with "Gorgeous" George Odell.

September - Tour with The Tams.

October/November - Tours with George Odell's band, backing Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson.

December - Joins Little Richards band The Crown Jewels.

1965

January - Tour with Little Richard. Meets BB King.

February - Concerts with Little Richard and with Ike & Tina Turner

March-July - Tour with Little Richard. Recording sessions with Rosa Lee Brooks and Mr. Wiggles. Signs with Sue Records.

August - Recording session and concerts with The Isley Brothers.

September - Tour with The Isley Brothers.

October - Sessions with Curtis Knight. Signs with PPX Enterprises. Concerts with The Isley Brothers.

November - Concerts with Joey Dee and the Sarlighters.

December - Sessions with Curtis Knight and live recordings at an empty Georges Club 20, Hackensack, New Jersey.