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David "Noel" Redding
Born December 25, 1945 (1945-12-25)
Folkstone, England
Died May 11, 2003 (aged 57)
County Cork, Ireland
Genre(s) Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, acid rock
Years active 1966 - 2003
Associated acts The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Fat Mattress
Road
The Noel Redding Band

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Biography

Born in Folkestone, England, he was selected by Chas Chandler to join Hendrix's band at its inception in 1966, and left in 1969. Folkestone (ˈfoʊkstən is a resort town on the south coast of Kent, England, traditionally known as "The Garden Coast" England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bryan James "Chas" Chandler ( 18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English Musician, Record producer Although he appeared in other bands before and after Hendrix's death, he never achieved a similar level of success, and retired to Clonakilty, Ireland in 1972. Clonakilty (Cloich na Coillte Clanna Chaoilte often referred to by locals simply as Clon, is a small town in West County Cork, Ireland, approximately Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

At nine, Redding played violin at school and then mandolin and guitar. His first public appearances were at the Hythe Youth Club then at Harvey Grammar School where he was a student. Hythe (haɪð or haithe) is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway (derived from Sheep Way on the south coast The Harvey Grammar School is located in Folkestone, Kent, England.

His first local bands were:

At 17 Redding went professional and toured in Scotland and Germany, in the clubs with Neil Landon and the Burnettes formed in late 1962 and The Loving Kind formed in November 1965.

Redding was the first person to join the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the first to leave. His final concert with them being in June 1969. [1]

In 1968, before leaving the Jimi Hendrix Experience Redding had formed the group Fat Mattress with another Kent musician Neil Landon (the former Burnettes-singer) (born Neil Cahil, 27 July 1941, in Kindford, Sussex on vocals, Jim Leverton (born James Leverton, in 1946, in Dover, Kent) and Eric Dillon, the drummer, (born in 1950, in Swindon). Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Later, Martin Barre played for a short time before he joined Jethro Tull. Martin Lancelot Barre (born 17 November 1946, in Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is an English Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man The band produced two albums before breaking up shortly after the release of the second in 1970. [2]

One more effort by Hendrix manager, Michael Jeffery was attempted to reunite the Jimi Hendrix Experience months after the Woodstock event. Michael Jeffery (died 5 March 1973) was a music business manager of the 1960s who is best known for his management of British band The Animals and This basically consisted of an interview with Hendrix, Redding and Mitchell by Rolling Stone magazine. No shows or recordings resulted. He soon left the Jimi Hendrix Experience for the last time and went on to other projects.

While living in Los Angeles. Noel joined Road [3], a heavy metal outfit. They released one album, Road (1972).

Noel moved to Ireland in 1972. He formed The Noel Redding Band with Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy, Dave Clark, Les Sampson, and Robbie Walsh. David "Noel" Redding ( December 25, 1945 &ndash May 11, 2003) was an English Rock and roll guitarist best Eric Bell (born Eric Robin Bell, 3 September 1947, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a rock Musician and Guitarist Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 They did two albums for RCA, three tours of the Netherlands, two tours of England, one tour of Ireland and a 10-week tour in America. The band dissolved after a dispute with their management company.

In his book Are You Experienced? (co-authored with Carol Appleby) he spoke openly about his disappointment in his being cut off from the profits of the continued sale of the Hendrix recordings. He was forced to sign away his royalties in 1974, and later had to sell the bass guitar he used during that time. Redding had received £100,000 as a one-off payment after he had been told that there would be no more releases of Jimi Hendrix Experience material but this had been before the advent of CDs and DVDs which sold millions of copies. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Right up until his death, Redding has been planning legal action against the Hendrix estate for payment estimated at £3. 26 million for his part in Hendrix' recording and for ongoing royalties. [4]

Noel Redding recorded and toured sporadically through the years, occasionally doing session work on other artists' albums including recording for Thin Lizzy and Traffic. Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. He performed with the rock band Phish in 1993. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following

Redding was found dead in his home in Ireland on May 12, 2003. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [5] He was 57 years old. In the village of Ardfield, local people have erected a plaque to his memory. Ardfield is a small hamlet located in the West Cork region of the Province of Munster, Ireland, near the coast between Clonakilty

A compilation CD and record entitled The Experience Sessions was released by Experience Hendrix, LCC in 2004. Along with the released tracks ("She's So Fine" and "Little Miss Strange") the collection contains rare and unreleased Redding-penned songs recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records (see Most of the tracks are outtakes from Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland, and feature Redding predominantly on guitar (with Hendrix on bass). It also features a live version of Hendrix's "Red House" with Redding on rhythm guitar. ' Red House' is a Blues song written and first performed by famed Guitarist Jimi Hendrix.

Discography

Redding has featured in many recordings over the years including:

External links

  1. ^ Noel Redding
  2. ^ Fat Mattress Biography
  3. ^ Road
  4. ^ Row over Hendrix royalties
  5. ^ Hendrix bassist dies
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