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Entries in italic either do not involve Hendrix or it's unknown / unconfirmed if he took any part.

1964

Unknown date 1964
Little Richard sees Buddy & Stacy (at the time appearing as "Soul Deuce") perform at the California Club in Los Angeles and hires them to perform as part of his revue. Buddy & Stacy stay with Little Richard until 1966 (source: email from Buddy Travis)

Late 1963 / early 1964
New York City, New York
Jimi moves from Nashville, Tennesee to New York City, wins first place in the Apollo amateur contest in Harlem and joins the Isley Brothers.

Early 1964
New York City, New York
" Testify" by the Isley Brothers is recorded in an unknown studio. This track is usually listed as either being recorded in March 1964 or 21 May 1964 at Atlantic Studios. Neither of these dates (or the location) is correct. The master tape is listed in the tape logs as being "purchased" by Atlantic, so they bought the master tape when it had been already recorded.The master tape numbers allocated for Testify (7920 & 7921) suggest 20 or 21 May as the date when it was added to the library when compared to numbers assigned to masters recorded on those dates, "March ?" is listed as a speculative actual recording date in the logs, so the actual recording date is unknown.

"Testify" was the first release on the Isley Brother's T-Neck label (and the only one until the label was resurrected in 1969) which was distributed by Atlantic Record Sales, so very likely the master tape was brought to Atlantic for mastering and/or pressing of the single after a distribution deal had been closed.

13 May 1964
New York City, New York
" Can't Stay Away" by Don Covay & the Goodtimers is recorded with Jimi on guitar.

18 May 1964
New York City, New York
" Mercy, Mercy" by Don Covay & the Goodtimers is recorded with Jimi on guitar.

? 1964
Jimi goes on tour with the Isley Brothers

? 1964
Nashville, Tennesee
Jimi quits the Isley Brothers.
"So then I quit, I quit them in Nashville somewhere. And eh, ??? this guy, he was on a tour with B.B.King, Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, and all these people Chuck Jackson. So I played, eh, I was playing guitar behind a lot of the acts on the tour." Interview with Klas Burling Stockholm 25 May 1967.

7 & 8 July 1964
The Copacabana, New York City, New York
Sam Cooke performs at the club with a backing band that includes Harper Cosby - bass, Sticks Evans - percussion, June Gardner - drums, René Hall - arranger / conductor, Clif White - guitar & Bobby Womack - guitar. The live album "Sam Cooke at the Copa" is compiled from these dates.

? September? 1964?
Flamingo Room, Memphis, Tennesee
John 'Broadway' Tucker mentions in an interview seeing Sam Cooke, The Valentinos & B.B.King during one night in Memphis, but does not mention any exact dates. He also says that he jammed with Hendrix in Limbo's Show Lounge in 1967 during the Monterey Pop festival, so if his meeting with Sam Cooke did take place during this September 1964 tour he either didn't meet Hendrix at the time or Jimi hadn't joined the tour yet.

? September 1964
Nashville, Tennesee
Jimi joins a package tour with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Jimmy Hughes, The Upsetters & The Valentinos (including Bobby Womack), the MC is "Gorgeous" George Odell. See UV #39 for an interview with Bobby Womack where he talks about touring with Sam Cooke & Jimi. According to Hendrix the line-up also included B.B.King (see UV #14 interview with B.B.King where he says that he did tour with Hendrix) & Chuck Jackson, the above list is what Sam Cooke gave during a radio interview done around September / October 1964. The actual line-up is still unclear, suggestions have also been made that Jimi actually toured twice with Sam Cooke.

16 September 1964
The ABC TV show "Shindig" [Episode 1, production code 1-SHIN-64] broadcast this day features Sam Cooke performing "Tennessee Waltz" and "Blowing In The Wind". This was not a live broadcast, the songs had been taped in Hollywood, date unknown.

September 1964
Sam Cooke's single "Cousin Of Mine / That's Where It's At" (RCA Victor 47-8426) is released in September, it debutes on the Cashbox Top 100 chart at #69 on the week ending September 26, 1964.

23 September 1964
" The Last Girl" and "Looking for a Love" by the Isley Brothers are recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City. According to Ronald Isley Dionne Warwick sings backing vocals on this session (I can't hear any female vocals on these tracks...) Jimi is not a member of the band at this point.

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 28 September 1964 in Columbus, Ohio
(Postcard depicts Port Columbus airport):
" Dear Dad. I hope everything's fine. Well here I am again, traveling to diffrent places. I'm on a tour which lasts about 35 days we're about 1/2 through it now. We've been through all the cities in the midwest east & south I'll write soon Jimmy"
Reproduced in "Jimi Hendrix A Visual Documentary".

? September 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour
Columbus, Ohio

October 1964
Little Richard was booked to tour the UK and Europe but cancelled at the last minute. The 10 October 1964 issue of the UK magazine Melody Maker reported as follows: "The tour should have started at Leeds Queen's Hall last Friday. But Little Richard failed to appear, even though he was advertised as being on the bill. [At the gig] audience were offered their money back as they pelted the stage with fruit, vegetables, concert programmes [etc etc] in disgust." The date of the Leeds concert probably was / would have been 2 October 1964.

1-5 October 1964
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
Don Covay & the Goodtimers record tracks that will later be released on the lp's "Mercy!" & "See-saw". Hendrix is not involved as he's on the road with the Sam Cook package tour.

? October? 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour ?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Raleigh radio station WKIX dj Charlie Brown conducts a phone interview with Sam Cooke, "Cousin Of Mine" (then number 3 on the WKIX hit list) and "Chain Gang" are played, Sam Cooke talks about the lineup, says that "Cousin Of Mine" will be played at Dorton Arena and says that he'll be flying to Raleigh the next morning. You can listen to the interview here.

? October? 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour ?
J.S.Dorton Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Concert starts at 20.30.

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 8 October 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio
(Postcard depicts the skyline of Jacksonville, Florida):
" Dear Dad. Here we are in Florida, we're going to play in Tampa tomorrow - then Miami, we're playing all through the south. We'll end up in Dallas Texas. My home address is Atlanta. I hope everyone's ok tell Grama in Canada hi for me. Tell Leon to be kool and go to school. I must run now - take it easy - My address is 318 Fort St. APT. 3 Atlanta Ga. Jimmy"
Reproduced in "Jimi Hendrix A Visual Documentary".

? October 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour
Jacksonville, Florida

? October 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour
Tampa, Florida

? October 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour
Miami, Florida

? October 1964 with the Sam Cooke package tour
Kansas City, Missouri
Jimi misses the tour bus in Kansas City and thus leaves the tour, he travels back to Atlanta (with The Mighty Hannibal?). Jimi: "Then I got stranded in Kansas City cause I missed the bus. So I was in Kansas City Missouri and didn't have any money. This group came up and brought me back to Atlanta, Georgia where I met Little Richard and started playing with him for a while." Interview with Klas Burling Stockholm 25 May 1967.

October 1964
Atlanta, Georgia
Jimi arrives in Atlanta (while playing with The Mighty Hannibal?). Jimi joins Little Richard sometime later in October.

Mighty Hannibal (from the liner notes of the cd "Hannibalism!"): "Little Richard introduced me to Esquerita, the Magnificent Malochi, right here in New York. As a matter of fact, I introduced Richard to Jimi Hendrix. Jimi played some shows with me in Atlanta. He and his bass player Billy Cox used to do these shows with this guy Gorgeous George, the singer, not the wrestler. When they said that Jimi died the way that he did, I got mad. Jimi never even smoked a joint around me. He came up here and played with the isley Bros. And the Isley Bros. didn't really like the sound he had. They put Jimi out in the snow in Boston, the way I heard it. "

4 October 1964 with Little Richard
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
John Goddard: "My favourite Fillmore show was Little Richard. The auditorium was packed, but then again, I never went to the Fillmore during that era when it wasn't packed. Charles Sullivan really brought in the bag name acts. I was a huge Little RIchard fan, and I was up front, taking tons of pictures. It was only years later that I found out that the guitar player, who kept getting in the way, was Jimi Hendrix. I remember him because he played with his teeth and behind his neck, but to me that night, he was just this guitar player who kept getting in the way of me taking pictures of Little Richard." From the book "Harlem of the West - The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era" by Elizabeth Pepin and Lewis Watts.

17 October 1964
Sheffield, UK
The Isley Brothers start an UK tour with The Zombies, The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, Alan Elsdon, Tony Sheveton and The Voodoos. MC's "Syd and Eddie" (comedy act) [line-up confirmed by a concert program]. The tour includes the following dates (source: liner notes of the cd box-set "The Zombies: Zombie Heaven"):

October

17 Sheffield, 18 Liverpool, 19 Huddersfield, 21 Colchester, 22 Luton, 23 Slough, 24 Stoke, 25 Aston, 26 Taunton, 27 Exeter, 28 Gloucester, 29 Worcester, 30 Maidstone, 31 Bournemouth

November

1 Portsmouth, 3 Cambridge, 4 Leeds (Odeon), 5 Kingston, 6 Chester, 7 Doncaster (Gaumont), 8 Stockton (Odeon), 9 Glasgow (Odeon), 10 Chesterfield (ABC), 11 Cleethorpes (ABC), 12 Birmingham (Odeon), 13 East Ham (Granada), 14 Norwich (Theatre Royal), 15 Coventry (Theatre), 16 Nottingham (Odeon), 17 Bristol (Colston Hall), 18 Croydon (ABC), 19 Tunbridge Wells (Essoldo), 20 Cannock (Essoldo), 21 Newcastle (City Hall), 23 Manchester (Odeon)

Jimi is not a member of The Isley Brothers at this point.

23 November 1964
Odeon, Manchester, UK
Last date of The Isley Brothers UK tour.

11 December 1964
Los Angeles, California
Sam Cooke is shot dead at the Motel Hacienda.

16 December 1964
The ABC TV show "Shindig" [Episode 15, production code 15-SHIN-64] aired on this day features The Isley Brothers performing "Shout" and Adam Faith performing "It's All Right" with the Isley Brothers on back-up vocals. Jimi was probably "unemployed" in Atlanta or already playing with Little Richard at this point.

1965

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 25 January 1965 in Lafayette, Louisiana
(Postcard depicts a Holiday Inn):
"Dearest Dad - I received your letter while I was in Atlanta. I'm playing with Little Richard now - We're going toward the West Coast. We're in Louisiana now. But my address will be Los Angeles when I write again. Jimmy"
Reproduced in Jimi Hendrix A Visual Documentary.

? January 1965 with Little Richard
Lafayette?, Louisiana

? January 1965 with Little Richard
The Club 500, Houston, Texas
Jimi jams with Albert Collins (Albert Collins interview published in Guitar World November 1987, quoted in UV#17)

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 28? January 1965 in Dallas, Texas
(Postcard depicts the San Ann Motel in Dallas, Texas):
" Dearest Dad
Well - we just left Houston and we're now in Dallas. we'll play around here and Ft. Worth, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Louisiana for awhile, then we'll head for California - Little Richard left Seattle not too long ago - I wished I could've been with him then But we'll make it up there again soon. Tell Ben & Ernie that Houstons swinging, Jimmy"

Reproduced in Univibes #17. The date on postal stamp is impossible to read in the small pic except for "JAN", unknown if it can be read on the card itself. The date is given as 28 January 1966 in Univibes but the card is clearly from 1965.

? January 1965 with Little Richard
Dallas, Texas

29 January 1965
The Isley Brothers record "Simon Says" and "Wild As A Tiger" at Atlantic Studios in New York City. Jimi is not involved as he's on tour with Little Richard at the time.

late January / early February 1965 with Little Richard
Ft. Worth, Texas

late January / early February 1965 with Little Richard
Tulsa, Oklahoma

late January / early February? 1965?
City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
It's possible that Little Richard played in Colorado Springs during 1965, possibly Hendrix was in the band at the time.

? February 1965
Jimi arrives in Los Angeles with Little Richard.

between February - April 1965
" My Diary" and "Utee" by Rosa Lee Brooks are recorded at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

6 March 1965
Little Richard performs "Lucille" on "American Bandstand" on ABC. The show was presented by Dick Clark and filmed in Los Angeles. Unknown (and unlikely) if Hendrix took part in this recording.

around March / April 1965 with Ike and Tina Turner and Little Richard
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Jimi - "Yeah, I came out here before, yeah. I played here at the Fillmore with Ike and Tina and Little Richard about 4 or 5 years ago." Taped interview with Gus Gossert between 10-12 October 1968 at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco.

5 April 1965
Ike & Tina Turner Revue performs at The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon. Unknown if Hendrix played on this date.

April 1965
New York City, New York
Hendrix arrives in New York with Little Richard.

16 April 1965 with Little Richard
Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York
Headliner is comedian Soupy Sales, the line-up also includes the Detergents (featuring future the Archies lead singer Ron Dante), the Hullaballoos, the Exciters, Little Richard and the Royal Company, The Hollies, Sandy Shaw, Vibrations, Dee Dee Warwick, King Curtis, the Uniques and a movie showing. The show was promoted by Morris Levy who had rented the theater for a year and booked Soupy Sales to appear for one week (source: The New York Times 17 April 1965, available in the website archive)

17 April 1965 with Little Richard?
Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York
Little Richard was reportedly thrown off the bill after a few days but exactly how many shows he did perform is not known.

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 2 May 1965 in New York City
(Postcard depicts a Unisphere, a sculpture made for New York World's Fair 1964-65):
" Dear Dad. Well, I made another drastic move. We're in New York now. We've been here for about a week now. I guess we'll stay here about a month, playing diffrent jobs around town here, and New Jersey. So, take it easy, write back soon. Jimmy My adress is Theresa Hotel 2090 Rm 416 7th Av NY"

5 May 1965
The ABC TV show "Shindig" [Episode 34, production code 18-SHIN-65] aires a "Tribute to Elvis" special on this date. Unconfirmed information about the show is that it features The Isley Brothers performing "Hard Headed Woman" and "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck". Jimi was still playing with Little Richard at this point.

Between 17 and 23 May 1965
Little Richard was advertised on the WABC 11 May 1965 radio survey to appear on the WABC-TV show "Go Go" during the following week's broadcast. Exact date of the broadcast is unknown (possibly Saturday 22nd of May) and wether Little Richard (or Hendrix) actually did appear is unconfirmed.

May 1965
Jimi recieves payment from "Little Richard's Productions" for the "period ending May 27", netto sum $166.55. This receipt was a part of the Joey Dee photo & clippings collection sold on eBay in 2003, see this site for a picture: http://www.itsonlyrocknroll.com/ and the 3 November 1965 entry on this page for more info.

? 1965 with Little Richard
Long Pond Inn, Greenwood Lake, New York
Peter Sando (of the Rahgoos / Gandalf) and Eddie Gamble (playing in a band with drummer Johnny Gerard) both attend.

June? 1965
New York City, New York
Jimi quits Little Richard.
- "I guess about, I guess I played with him for about 6 months, I guess. About 5 or 6 months. And I got tired of all that, played some shows with Ike and Tina Turner, and I went back to New York and played with King Curtis and Joey Dee" Interview with Klas Burling Stockholm 25 May 1967.
- "He scraped together enough money to make it to Atlanta, Georgia, where he joined the Little Richard package tour, again touring all over, finally playing with Ike and Tina Turner on the West Coast. When the tour arrived in New York Jimi left Little Richard and became one of Joey Dee's Starliters." Sleeve notes of the UK release of "Are You Experienced".

Around June - July? 1965
WLAC-TV studios, L & C Tower, 159 4th Avenue North, Nashville
Jimi appears as a guitar player in "The Royal Company" playing in the back-up band for Buddy & Stacy on the WLAC-TV Channel 5 show "Night Train" performing "Shotgun". On the same show Jimmy Church performs "In The Midnight Hour", the Wilson Pickett version of the song was released in late June - early July. Billy Cox has said that Jimi left and returned to Nashville several times, this could have been one of those visits...

Around June - July? 1965
Starday Studio, Dickerson Road, Nashville, Tennesee
Frank Howard & the Commanders record "I'm So Glad". Billy Cox has stated that Hendrix appears on the track, as has Frank Howard. According to Howard Johnny Jones played lead guitar and Hendrix rhythm, he also says that the flipside of the single "I'm sorry for you" also has Hendrix on it. The date of the session is unknown, but it's likely to be around this time since the Commanders appeared on the "The Beat !!!!" TV show in late 65 - early 66 performing "I'm So Glad".

? 1965
New York City, New York?
Jimi joins the Isley Brothers again.

? (summer) 1965 with the Isley Brothers
Paterson Armory. Paterson, New Jersey
See UV #40 for photo by Robert H. Wagschal

July? 1965 with the Isley Brothers ?
Waterbury, Connecticut
Outdoor concert featuring The Blue-Beats, The Isley Brothers, Gary "U.S." Bonds, Soupy Sales
Exact date unconfirmed so it's not possible to say for sure if Hendrix was playing in the band.

? July 1965 with the Isley Brothers
Hejazz Grotto Hall, New Haven, Connecticut
See UV #40 for photo by Sal Manzi

27 July 1965
New York City, New York
Jimi signs an "Exclusive Recording Artist Contract" with Sue Records, Inc. & Henry "Juggy" Murray Jr. at the Sue office on 265 West 54th Street. Except for a demo recording that according to Jimi he recorded himself and brought to Juggy Murray no recordings are known to have been made for Sue. The demo has never surfaced.

? August 1965 with the Isley Brothers
Essex County Country Club, West Orange, New Jersey
See UV #40 for photo by Frank Seay

5 August 1965
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
" Move Over And Let Me Dance" and "Have You Ever Been Disappointed" by the Isley Brothers are recorded. See UV #40 for photo by Frank Seay

15 August 1965
Shea Stadium, New York City, New York
First date of the Beatles' US tour, support acts include King Curtis, Cannibal & The Headhunters, Brenda Holloway and The Sounds Incorporated. Tour continues with the same line-up until 31st of August when the final concert is given at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California.

5? October 1965
America Hotel, New York City, New York
Jimi is introduced to Curtis Knight.

6 October 1965 with Curtis Knight
Studio 76, New York City, New York
Jimi records "How Would You Feel" with Curtis Knight. "Welcome Home", "Don't Accuse Me" and "You Don't Want Me" might also have been recorded during this or other sessions in October. See the 1965-sessions page.

Saturday 9 October 1965 with the Isley Brothers
Bowman Gymnasium, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
with Booker T and the MGs, see UV #43 for photo and article, also online on the Univibes website: http://www.univibes.com/JimiPlaysIndiana1965.html

15 October 1965
New York City, New York
Jimi signs a contract with P.P.X. Enterprises Inc.stating amongst other things that he'll "produce and play and/or sing exclusively for P.P.X. Enterprises Inc. for three (3) years from above date", "services will include singing and/or arrangements" and that "Jimmy Hendrix shall play instruments for P.P.X".
Contract reproduced in the booklet for the cd "The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings Vol. 2".

3 November 1965 with Joey Dee and the Starliters
Go-Go McVans, Buffalo, New York
Photos & newspaper ads from this gig (and possibly others) sold on eBay in 2003. The pictures in the eBay listing were too small for the text to be read properly, so the date(s) are currently not 100% certain. Most of the photos later popped up in bigger size on the site http://www.itsonlyrocknroll.com/, but the newspaper ads were not included. Apparently the person who took (and sold) the pictures followed the band around for a period of time, so it's not known at exactly which location the photos were taken at. One of the photos is dated 3 November on the back, but since the gig ad pics are too small to read it's not possible to check if the Buffalo date indeed was on the 3rd of November. Itsonlyrocknroll.com lists the pics as Buffalo 3 November so I'll have to take their word for it for now...

The band at this point includes Hendrix on guitar, Jimmy Mayes on drums, Calvin Duke on organ, Joey Dee on vocals and others.

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 24 November 1965 in Lynn, Massachusetts
(Postcard depicts Castle Mar Motel, Revere Beach, Massachusetts):
"Dear Dad - We're in Boston Mass. We'll be here for about 10 days. We're actually playing in Revere. tell "Ernie" I'm in her home state - I'm playing up here with Joey Dee and the Starliters. I hope everything's alright - we're right next to the ocean right across the street! Jimmy"
Reproduced in UV #5.

? November 1965 with Joey Dee and the Starliters
Revere, Massachusetts

? November? 1965 with Chuck Jackson and Joey Dee & the Starliters ?
Cleveland, Ohio
Jimi mentions playing with Chuck Jackson in Cleveland in an article published by "Cleveland Plain Dealer" 29 March 1968, reprinted in UV #28. In the book "Electric Gypsy" a concert with Chuck Jackson and Joey Dee & the Starliters is listed for Cleveland in 1965, I don't know what was the source of this information.

13 November 1965
Nashville?
The Spidells, Jimmy Church and the King Kasuals (probably featuring Billy Cox) perform at an unknown location. The poster says the show was presented by "rho epsilon rho" and took place in "Gym B" so this seems to have been an university show but exact location is unknown.

29 November 1965
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
Ray Sharpe (with unknown backing band) records "That's The Way I Feel", "Hey Little Girl", "My Babe", "100 Pounds Of Clay", "Gettin' The Feeling (Help Me)" & "Haunted House". Nothing from this session was ever released, see the Ray Sharpe recordings-section for more details. Hendrix very likely did not participate as he was still on tour with Joey Dee & the Starliters.

4 December 1965
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
King Curtis with Paul Griffin - piano, Cornell Dupree - guitar, Chuck Rainey - bass & Ray Lucas - drums records "Dancing In The Streets", "Grass Skirts" & "Hollywood". "Dancing In The Streets" is released on the Atco (45-6429?) 45 "Dancing In The Streets / He'll Have To Go", the other two tracks remain unreleased. Unknown if Hendrix participated.

December 1965 with Curtis Knight
Studio 76, New York City, New York
Jimi partcipates in at least one recording session during December, possibly "Simon Says". See the 1965-sessions page.

1966

Postcard to Al Hendrix, stamped 13 January 1966 in New York City
(Postcard depicts the Empire State Building):
" Dear Dad. Well...I'm just dropping in a few words to let you know that every thing's so-so here in this big raggedy city of New York. Everything's happening bad here - I hope everyone at home is alright - tell Leon I said Hello - I'll write you a letter real soon - And I will try to send a decent pitcure - So until then I hope you're doing alright. tell Ben & Ernie I play the blues like they NEVER heard - Love always Jimmy"
Reproduced in Jimi Hendrix A Visual Documentary.

21 January 1966 with Ray Sharpe with the King Curtis Orchestra
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
" Help Me" is recorded, personnel included: Ray Sharpe - vocals, Ray Lucas - drums, Chuck Rainey - bass, Cornell Dupree - lead guitar, Jimi Hendrix - rhythm guitar, Melvin Lastie - trumpet, "King" Curtis Ousley - tenor sax, Willie Bridges - baritone sax. Hendrix himself confirmed that he plays on the track, see Ray Sharpe Recordings -section.

26 January 1966
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
The Coasters (with King Curtis) record "She's A Yum Yum" & "Saturday Night Fish Fry", released as the A & B sides of Atco 45-6407.

King Curtis records "Quicksand", personnel included: King Curtis - tenor sax, Paul Griffin - piano, Cornell Dupree - guitar, Hugh McCracken - guitar, Chuck Rainey - bass, Ray Lucas - drums. The track is released on the single "On Broadway / Quicksand" Atco 45-6406.

Unknown if Hendrix participated in these sessions, probably not as the tape log lists Hugh McCracken on 2nd guitar for the King Curtis session.

19 February 1966
New York City, New York
Curtis Knight signs a (second?) contract with RSVP.

27 February 1966 with King Curtis?
Pittsfield Boys' Club, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
The McCoys, The Crystals & King Curtis and his band. Poster for this concert was auctioned by www.itsonlyrocknroll.com in 2005. The auction listing claimed that Hendrix was playing with King Curtis at the time but there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence to back this up.

4 March 1966
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
King Curtis with Cornell Dupree - guitar (rest of the personnel unknown) records "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "The Shadow Of Your Smile" & "On Broadway" all tracks released on the lp "That Lovin' Feeling" Atco LP33-189, "On Broadway also released on the 45 "On Broadway / Quicksand" Atco 45-6406. Unknown if Hendrix participated.

Unknown date 1966
Hendrix participates in a recording session that produces 4 tracks subsequently released as two 45s: The Icemen with "(My Girl) She's A Fox" and "(I Wonder) What It Takes" (later released as Samar S-111) and Jimmy Norman with "You're Only Hurting Yourself" and "That Little Old Groovemaker" (later released as Samar 112). These 4 tracks have similar instrumentation, "You're Only Hurting Yourself" has what sounds like The Icemen on backing vocals and they were released with consecutive Samar label numbers thus it seems likely they were all cut during one session. See the Jimmy Norman -artists entry for more information.

30 March 1966
New York City, New York
Jimi signs a publishing contract with R.S.V.P. MUSIC, INC for the track "I Ain't Taking Care of No Business". He's credited as the sole composer for the song. The contract was offered for sale by Lelands.com in 2002. See the 1966-sessions page.

15 April 1966
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
King Curtis (with unknown personnel) records "How About You", "Doctor Of Love", "Frog Leg", "The Train" & "He'll Have To Go". Only "He'll Have To Go" from this session has been released on the 45 "Dancing In The Streets / He'll Have To Go" Atco (45-6429?), the other tracks remain unreleased. Unknown if Hendrix participated.

28 April 1966 with Ray Sharpe & King Curtis
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
A remake of Sharpe's "Linda Lu", "I can't take it" and "Baby how about you" are recorded. Hendrix plays guitar on the session, but none of the tracks were released and the masters have been destroyed. personnel included: Ray Sharpe - vocals, King Curtis - tenor sax, Jimi Hendrix - guitar, Cornell Dupree - guitar, Chuck Rainey - bass, Ray Lucas - drums and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums.

5 May 1966 with King Curtis & the Kingpins
Prelude Club, New York City, New York
Jimi plays with the Kingpins at the release party for the Percy Sledge lp "When a man loves a woman". See this link for photos: http://www.popsiephotos.com The lp sleeve can be seen as decoration in the background. The photos show the Kingpins backing Percy Sledge, Esther Phillips and Wilson Pickett. Don Covay also attended but it's unknown if he performed or was just a guest.

12 May 1966
New York City, New York
"The Village Voice", magazine published once a week in New York City, runs an ad for the Cheetah club on this date, advertizing "The Denims and Curtiss Night" as the house bands of the club.

31 May 1966
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
King Curtis & Bonnie Floyd (rest of the personnel unknown) record "Blast Off", released on the 45 "Pata Pata / Blast Off" (Atlantic 45-2468) (Credited to The Atlantic Sounds). Two more tracks were also recorded, credited only to Bonnie Floyd: "Castle for Two" and "Let Them Talk", these haven't been released.Unknown if Hendrix participated.

31 May 1966
New York City, New York
Mike Jeffries buys out Jimi's contract with Sue Records, Inc.

10 June 1966
New York City, New York
The Squires sign a contract with RSVP records. The signing members listed included Napoleon Anderson, Nathaniel Edmonds, Marion Booker and Jimmy Hendrix.

? June 1966
Allegro Sound Studios, New York City, New York
Curtis Knight & the Squires record four instrumentals: "Station Break", "Flying On Instruments (aka Knock Yourself Out?)", "Kato's Special (aka Hornet's Nest)" & "No Such Animal". Two of them are released on the 45 "Hornet's Nest / Knock Yourself Out" (RSVP 1124), No Such Animal will only get released after Hendrix's death and "Station Break" is apparently still unreleased. See the 1966-sessions page.

21 June 1966
New York City, New York
Jimi signs a publishing contract with R.S.V.P. MUSIC, INC for the track "No Such Animal". He's credited as the sole composer for the song. Reproduced in UV #22. He also signs a second contract for the tracks "Station Break" and "Flying On Instruments", for which he gets co-composing credit together with Jerry Simon. The second contract was offered for sale by Lelands.com in 2002.

3 August 1966
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
King Curtis with unknown personnel records "The Girl From Ipanema" & "Moonglow" both tracks released on the lp "That Lovin' Feeling" Atco LP33-189. Hendrix probably did not participate.

23 August 1966
Shea Stadium, New York City, New York
The Beatles appear for the 2nd time at the Shea Stadium.

August 1966
Cheetah, New York City, New York
The Bruthers perform at the Cheetah (source: advertized on a Beatles Shea Stadium flyer)

unknown date 1966 with Curtis Knight
The Lighthouse, New York City, New York
Eddie Gamble (then with Joey Seton) says he played on the same bill with Jimi (who was playing with Curtis Knight) at the Lighthouse but doesn't give a year. King George when asked in the Univibes interview about the last club that Jimi played before going to England says that Jimi played "for 4-5 days" at the Lighthouse. He also mentions "hangin out" with Jimi at the club.

unknown date 1966 with the Blue Flame
Cafe Wha?, New York City, New York
Peter Sando attends one of the concerts.

15 September 1966
Cafe au Go Go, New York City, New York
"The Village Voice" issue for 15 September runs an ad for Cafe au Go Go, advertizing Judy Roderick, The Times Square Two plus John Hammond & the Blue Flame.

15-22? September 1966 with John Hammond & the Blue Flame
Cafe au Go Go, New York City, New York
Full line-up includes Judy Roderick, The Times Square Two and John Hammond & the Blue Flame. Hendrix (with his band the Blue Flame) performs in the backing band for John Hammond Jr.

23 September 1966
Jimi flies to England with Chas Chandler.