Noel David Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.

Jul 10, 2024 · Although Chandler humoured the idea of a keyboardist during the first band audition, he and Hendrix soon settled on the idea of mirroring Cream’s three-piece set-up. Luck was clearly on their side as they enlisted the virtuosic talents of drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding.

Feb 2, 2024 · Noel Redding became the first recruit for the Jimi Hendrix Experience soon after Hendrix arrived in London in 1966. Having jammed on Hey Joe and Have Mercy on Me Baby, Redding went on to play bass on the group’s first three studio albums – Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland.

LONDON — It was an experience, yes, but it was no picnic to have been Jimi Hendrix ‘ bass player for three years. In the end, it developed that there was no way Noel Redding could continue with...

Aug 10, 2023 · The legendary The Jimi Hendrix Experience power trio, featuring Noel Redding on bass, alongside Hendrix and Mitchell, rocked the 1960s music scene like a bomb. But Redding’s desire for creative control ignited tensions, ultimately leading to his departure.

The Noel Redding Band (also known as The Clonakilty Cowboys after the title of its first album, Clonakilty Cowboys) was an English-Irish folk rock supergroup that was formed in Clonakilty, County Cork, in 1974.

May 12, 2003 · Noel Redding, the English bassist best known for playing in the Jimi Hendrix Experience between 1966 and 1969, died yesterday of unknown causes; he was fifty-seven.

May 15, 2003 · Noel Redding, who played bass behind Jimi Hendrix as one of the two Englishmen in the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead on Monday at his home in Clonakilty, Ireland. He was 57....

When Vintage Guitar interviewed bassist Noel Redding in the Fall of 1992, he recounted his musical and personal history in an eloquent and easygoing manner, focusing primarily on his adventures as a member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in the ’60s.

David Redding - more commonly known as Noel Redding - was a British musician, born on December 25th, 1945 in Folkstone, England. He was the bass guitarist, backing vocalist and occassional guitarist of short-lived band The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and went on to form Fat Mattress and The Noel...