Jimi Hendrix & My Dad in the Ram jam club 1966

A little account about the time my Dad met and spent the evening with Jimi Hendrix in the Ram jam club Brixton in late 1966
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[@timjames-8283]

I went to the RamJam Club in the 1960s to watch John Mayall. I was sitting in a seat in front of the stage immediately behind JM and his group for the back up group performance. The moment the 2nd group lead guitarist started playing Watchtower, mostly behind his head, I will always recall JM’s reaction to witness such an extraordinary demonstration of fender wizardry! It was only later that I realised what I had seen in such a small venue.

[@ImprovGuitarJams]

Cool story, it must have been one heck of a time being around London in 66'-67'. Thanks for sharing, cheers!

[@countmein1234]

Great personal account of a quiet moment before the storm that was Jimi Hendrix, changed the world of music forever. I really enjoyed your dad's moment in history ❤

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you it had me lost for words when he spoke about it to me 🤘

[@bigbasil1908]

It was a smaller world back then. My dad was sitting very close to Jimi Hendrix in a pub in the late 60's. I don't think he spoke to him, but just being in the presence of a man who was so unique and talented with a guitar has to be memorable

[@TheReveant888]

It seams that people we consider to be Icons today were more accessible and happy to chill and talk with the everyday people

[@69melodymaker]

Great story, thanks for posting

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you for watching

[@beachcomber4141]

That is so fascinating your Dad probably met him shortly after his plane landed in London. And the rest as they say is HISTORY!! One of the greatest musicians of the last 100 years. Just phenomenal. Thanks for posting this. I love little insights into Jimi like this.

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you for you comment, it blow me away when he told me, Jimi was a one off and the world is a better place for having him around, even if it was only for a short time

[@andrewwilliams6936]

Cracking story, you will have to sit your dad down with a tape recorder and grill him to see if he has any other gems he has 'kept to himself'

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you, He has a couple more from his hippy days that he told me about, I shall re tell them soon 👍

[@bigmac..]

Hi pal, my accounts with famous people... not Jimi but Chuck berry,we supported him on a Italian tour,he didn't show for sound check and the band asked if anyone could join in with the sound check on guitar...of course being a drummer and played guitar since a kid jumped at the chance to play guitar with these guys we were supporting,so blues festival in Italy there's me ripping blues with chucks band through his amp and yeah still got wood, thanks for your vid ...got more but probably burn your ear,cheers pal..

[@neonvandal8770]

Thats a great memory mate! - My dad is a bass player from Leicester and he told me he was asked to join the ram jam band - late 60's i think- Possibly for a european tour, but after some thought, he declined - i'm not sure of the details, but i think because my mam was expecting me! He LOVED Hendrix and even had a hat like him. He's passed that Hendrix love onto me too. I'll have to ask him about it.

[@TheReveant888]

Its Amazing how different life would have been if you alter just one thing from our past, I think the Ram Jam Band were quite successful in the mid 60s, you will have to let me know the full account if you find anymore out about your dad 👍

[@chansfor]

I was at that first gig at the Ram Jam club. Me and friends were there to see John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. It’s a long time ago, but what I remember is that Jimi came on in the interval. Chas Chandler was there and easily recognizable because of his time with The Animals. So, Jimi comes on, plays a few numbers and the crowd, including me, didn’t know what to make of this guy. We were all very, very invested in our local heroes, Eric, Jeff, Peter Green etc., so Jimi went down quite badly, like, who the hell was that? It was playing of a completely different order. After a very lukewarm warm reception, Jimi, was not happy. As he exited, he threw his Strat right across the stage from left to right where it came crashing down. I believe that after that he went up into London and played at another club. A few weeks later, EVERYONE knew who Jimi was.

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you for watching and sharing your own memory of Jimi, It must have been a very hard to get your mind around Jimi's playing, so different from what everyone was use to at the time, I know my dad wasn't too impressed with his playing, But Jimi certainly made a impact in the months and years to fallow ❤

[@frasercluckie1176]

Something's rubbed off on your Dad and he's brought it home to you. How good is that! 👍

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you, Frazer he has never mentioned meeting Hendrix before, and I was absolutely gobsmacked when he spoke about it like it was no big deal 🤪😁

[@Screaming_Pixels]

Our bass player and myself used to frequent the Ram Jam club back then and saw Hendrix play there. As your dad probably told you the RAMJAM had a small 18” high stage, maybe 20 x 10 feet, so the performers were right in your face. That lower floor where bands performed was a dance club, usually packed, and as has been said here, they got amazing performers there. I remember seeing Nina Simone, John Mayalls BluesBreakers, Cream, the Who and of course Geno Washington and the RamJam Band. That was when the bands still all played dances. Gone are those days for sure. I didn’t know Hendricks music at all before seeing him at the RamJam the first time and in truth I didn’t even know if I liked it when I first heard him play because it sounded so different. But of course I came to love everything he did. Can’t remember what it cost, but wasn’t very much and it felt like it would always be there so sometimes we didn’t bother to go. If I’d known what we had and would loose we would have gone every week.🫤

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

Great story. I had a similar experience with my dad, he has passed away now, but anyway my dad played guitar a bit around London in the 60s, i know he knew a couple of The Moody Blues personally but he never said much more, besides i was a kid and it wasnt of interest to me until i got more into music. I become a big fan of 60s music and when i was learning guitar as a teenager i used to go buy cd's of old bands id heard about and brought home a CD of The Byrds and my dad told me he had jammed with them a few times, then he goes into a cupboard and theres a box of hundreds of old family photos and he finds a photo someone took of him jamming witg Roger McGuinn from The Byrds. He also told me he had been to some hotel party with Bob Dylan but never interacted with him, i guess it was true because the Byrds thing was.

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you sharing you dads experiences, it must have been a great time and place to be London in the 60s, so much music, Art, Film and Fashion been taken to new hights, It sounds like Icons were around every corner back then, I was born in the wrong decade.

[@TheMysticToad-md1nq]

That must be great listening to all his stories. Must have been great to be in that scene just at the right time to meet these people.😊

[@TheReveant888]

If only I could go back in time, must have been a great time to grow up in

[@DigitalCreations2012]

Amazing story, Rev 😄

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you! 😁

[@ph4720631]

top notch story thx i love that sort of stuff too!

[@parkst.frankfranklin3986]

Fantastic story. Thanks.

[@TheReveant888]

Glad you enjoyed it Thank you for watching

[@kmp321]

Greath dad Jimi.Is ever with us

[@kmp321]

Thanks your fathere. meeting the graal From inside to Jimi for rivelate the news attività the World. .

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you for watching and commenting ❤

[@kmp321]

If our listen the Jimi influences musicStyle and new code mode of music.ItS touch Skyes traveling when listen Jimi and alla humaan emotion dont have pain but Freedom

[@davidparry5116]

I saw Hendrix at the ram jam club unfortunately my mate was asked to move by some male who was standing behind him in the audience and when my mate didnt move he got punched in the ear We left the floor went upstairs and a mate came up after Hendrix had finished his set and told us we had better leave because this firm from the oval were our to get us. We left the club in a hurry and ran for the bus and managed to get on it with these guys chasing us. My mate was ok.

[@TheReveant888]

That's a great memory to have David thank you, From what my dad say it could get a little rough some times at the Ram Jam

[@tonyharris9447]

You f****** blowing my mind❤

[@TheReveant888]

Yea it blow my mind too

[@MUFC-if7xn]

Awesome account, Wow 🤯😎

[@TheReveant888]

Thank you i'm glad you enjoyed it

[@theblkknight7695]

Rest in B1ack power Jimi

[@deemika]

Jimi was not concerned with black or white. He was intelligent and universal (like MLK was) and was only concerned with the character content of a person, not the color of their skin.

[@theblkknight7695]

@@deemika LOL!... Stop deluding yourself. Jimi was very aware of what was going on around him back in the 50's and late 60's were racism, injustice and police brutality was an every day reality. He showed great solidarity with the 'Black Panthers' and donated much of his work to their cause. Make of that what you will but Jimi was a true black icon.

[@lext4374]

@@theblkknight7695 You weren't around back then, were you? Jimi had NO solidarity with the Panthers. Once he was walking around NYC with the Ghetto Fighters (2 singers) and he got a pamphlet from a Panther on the street because he (Jimi) thought the GF's would be into it, but they weren't, and neither was Jimi. He was and IS an icon, not a "black icon." Your username "theblkknight"...what's your bag? You spew racist bs and say Jimi "donated much of his work to their cause." PROVE IT. Show some receipts.

[@theblkknight7695]

@@lext4374 LOL!....Put that Crack-pipe down. Jimi always showed solidarity with the 'Black Panthers'. On the 1969/70 live concert at the Fillmore East in New York City, Jimi announced "We're gonna do this song" the 'Black Panthers' anthem and proceeded into a rendition of 'Voodoo Child' (Slight Return). Even his own rendition of the 'Star Spangled Banner' had a political statement where he said that he dedicated it to his own people and especially the 'Black Panthers'. End of story. Rest in b1ack power Jimi

[@TheReveant888]

To me (a white kid from Yorkshire) I don't find the black panther or black power movement a racist movement, rather people just looking out for there own due to the opression that black people had to live with and still live with today but to a lesser degree, Jimi is a Black Iconic figure that was able to transend the race divide and brake down boundary's, His music brought everyone together and helped move things forward, Racism is simply a tool used to control people by divide and conquer, keeping poor people of all races distracted by fighting amongst ourselves while the rich take what they want and keep us all oppressed, There are lots of examples of Jimi supporting equal rights for black people by dedicating songs to the cause, as well as power to All people that had to struggle to survive, IF WE ALL STAND TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL