Al Hendrix

Al Hendrix (* 12. November 1934 in Miami , Florida , as Clyde Allen Hendrix ) is an American rock and roll - and country musician . He is not to be confused with the father of Jimi Hendrix .

Life

Childhood and youth

Born in Miami, Hendrix grew up in Lynwood, California until the family moved to Tampa , Florida, and later to Odessa , Texas , in 1945 . Hendrix's father, Joseph, was from Florida and was a butcher, while the mother was from Georgia and looked after the children. She sang and played the guitar on the side . The family listened to the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night, and Hendrix was impressed by country stars like Hank Williams . As a teenager, he started playing guitar and took part in several talent competitions. 1953 Hendrix joined the US Army , for which he fought in Korea , among other places .

Career

After his discharge from the army, Hendrix settled in Bakersfield , California. At that time, rock and roll was the dominant force in the music market, and Elvis Presley became Hendrix's new role model. In Bakersfield he met the young Buck Owens , whose band he joined. Hendrix often performed at the Blackboard Cafe with Owens and another local musician, Bill Woods . He also made his first appearances on local television.

In 1957 Hendrix joined Joe "Jolly Jody" Keplinger and his Go Daddies as guitarist and singer. In the same year he recorded his first single Rhonda Lee / Go Daddy, Rock with this group for the local label Tally Records . After a good review in Billboard magazine , the record was adopted nationwide by ABC-Paramount in early 1958 . During this time, Hendrix performed all over the Los Angeles area and also appeared on Cousin Herb Henson's Trading Post Show , a country television show that also featured Buck Owens as a regular.

Hendrix signed a contract with Hollywood's LaGree Records in 1960, where his first single was released in the summer of 1960 with I Need You / Young and Wild . With further good reviews on Billboard and national marketing by Liberty Records , the single entered the top 20 charts in San Diego and took first place in the local charts of El Paso . Alan Freed also took on the B-side Young and Wild for his radio show in Los Angeles. The national charts didn't pay attention to Hendrix's record.

In 1962 Hendrix held a session for Pike Records, but only two of the four recorded titles were released. He continued to perform with bands in California, but didn't have his next (and so far last) single release with LaGree in 1971. After that, however, things calmed down around him. Hendrix has been performing regularly in California since 2006 and recorded his first album - produced by Jimmi Accardi.

Discography

Singles

year	title	Label #
1958	Rhonda Lee / Go Daddy, Rock	Tally 119
1958	Rhonda Lee / Go Daddy, Rock	ABC Paramount 45-9901
1960	I Need You / Young and Wild	LaGree 701
1962	Monkey Bite / For Sentimental Reasons	Pike 5912
1971	Georgia Kate / Wait'll You Get a Wiff of My Aftershave Lotion	LaGree 101
Unpublished titles
	Go Daddy, Rock (old version)	Tally
1958	Ethalene hot dog	ABC paramount
1962	Foolin 'around Jumping Johnny	pike

Albums

• 2007: Rare and Rockin '! (Rush)

Web links

• Entry into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
• Discography with audio samples