THE JIMI HENDRIX STORY - EPISODE 8 - THE EUROPEAN TOUR

THE JIMI HENDRIX STORY AS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE - THE EUROPEAN TOUR 00:00. THE EUROPEAN TOUR - INTRODUCTION () March 1967 saw the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE cross the channel to mainland Europe, specifically France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, and a few performances at the Hamburg Star Club in Germany. 02:16. MITCH MITCHELL RECALLS THE EUROPEAN TOUR () We did become very big in Europe very quickly. The word seems to spread, in a very short space of time, which was surprising for all of us. 03:48. THE MARCH TOUR SCHEDULE () The group performed for twenty-seven of the thirty-one days, playing at seventeen separate clubs, and venues, often with multiple performances, such as was the case, at the Star Club, in Hamburg. In between there were radio and magazine interviews and press photographs; they mimed nine TV engagements, reluctantly it should be pointed out; attended twelve press receptions and still managed to rehearse and record, in the studio, on three separate occasions. 06:34. AMSTERDAM TV () Like everywhere he went, Jimi Hendrix caused any numbers of heads to turn – a tall black guy with Indian features and Afro hairstyle, wearing a Victorian military jacket with gold buttons and threads. Not exactly a common sight on the streets of Amsterdam. 08:59. JIMI HENDRIX , THE STAR CLUB and GERMANY () From March 17 to March 20, 1967, Jimi performed at the Hamburg Star Club. Two performances and £200 per day. 12:40. MARCH ENDS ON FIRE () And the last day of March, the Thirty-first: Recording followed by a Press reception to launch the start of the Walker Brothers tour, two shows per night, earning £100 per show, with the first show at the London Astoria; Famous for being the first time Jimi sets fire to his guitar on stage. 14:31. THE LONDON ASTORIA () When Chandler asked journalist Keith Altham for advice, Altham suggested that, they needed to do something, more dramatic than the stage show of the Who, which involved the smashing of instruments. 15:31. NOEL REDDING recalled JIMI’S PERFORMANCE It was the most dramatic moment of the night. Even the Walkers, who were England’s biggest sex symbols, paled by comparison. LINKS: JIMI HENDRIX - Live at Funk House (1967) #jimihendrix endrix #jimihendrixexperience #noelredding #mitchmitchell #celebrity #JanisJoplin #brianjones #jimihendrixlive #heyjoe #purplehaze #likearollingstone #voodoo #voodoochild #voodoochile #rockmusic #wildthing #montereypopfestival #monterey #beatles #sgtpepper #hendrix #rock #rockstar #rockmusic #beatles #celebrity #celebrities #bob dylan References: ‘JIMI HENDRIX - STARTING AT ZERO’ By Leon Hendrix, Bloomsbury 2013 ‘Jimi Hendrix – Electric Gypsy’ by Harry Shapiro & Caesar Glebbeek, Heinemann, 1990. ‘Hendrix – Setting the Record Straight’ By John McDermott with Eddie Kramer, Warner Books, 1992. ‘THROUGH GYPSY EYES – My Life, The 60s, and Jimi Hendrix’ by Kathy Etchingham, Orion, 1998. ‘Are You Experienced? – The inside story of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’ by Noel Redding and Carol Appleby, Fourth Estate Ltd, 1990. ‘Jimi Hendrix – The Inside Story’ By Mitch Mitchell with John Platt, Harmony Books, 1990. ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky - the Life of Jimi Hendrix, by David Henderson, Bantam Edition, October 1981. ‘The Inner Word of Jimi Hendrix’ by Monika Dannemann, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995. ‘CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC: Jimi Hendrix and post-war pop’ by Charles Shaar Murray, Faber & Faber, 1989. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.