OT: Noel Redding (Hendrix's bass player) dead
Guy Snape
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from http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030512/80/dzu6v.html
Hendrix bassist Noel Redding dead at 57
By Troy Carpenter & Barry A. Jeckell
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rock musician Noel Redding, best known for his
stint as the bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead on
Sunday at his home in Ireland of unknown causes, his manager Ian Grant
has confirmed to Billboard.com. He was 57.
Redding, an accomplished musician based in the UK, joined Hendrix's band
in 1966 and played on the three Jimi Hendrix Experience albums --
writing two songs as well as playing bass -- before parting ways with
the legendary axeman in 1969.
A statement from Experience Hendrix, which oversees the late guitarist's
catalogue, said Redding's contributions would never be forgotten. "Our
prayers go out to his family and friends during this difficult time,"
the firm said.
Redding also made numerous recordings with his bands Fat Mattress, Road,
and the Noel Redding Band. The artist's most recent release was a live
album, "Live From Bunkr. Prague," which came out last year on Grant's
Track Records label and included Hendrix songs. His mother reportedly
died last week.
"I am very shocked to learn of my partner's death," reads a statement
from Redding's companion Deborah McNaughton, posted by Grant on the
Track Records Web site (http://www.trackrecords.co.uk).
"Noel was extremely gentle and gracious soul. He had a kind of chivalry
and nobility about him and he was kind to everyone bar none, people and
animals alike."
In an interview last year with Billboard.com, Redding recounted his
trials and tribulations in attempting to recover unpaid royalties for
his work with Hendrix.
"I should have been a plumber. That's a joke. But the thing is, plumbers
get paid," he said. "But there again, I'm still playing, thank God.
That's the main thing."
The fight for those royalties has been ongoing, according to Grant. "We
were about to be in court over it, and we were on top," he says.
"And now he will never know how it turns out. I don't know what will
happen with it now. I've only been working with him for about two years.
I was on a mission to right the wrongs that had been done to him.
"In working with him, I know him as a very kind, considerate man,
especially given what happened to him with royalties and such," Grant
adds. "He struggled at various times to reap the benefits of that part
of his career ... He's now with Jimi, I guess, and they'll be comparing
notes."
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rest in peace NR
Greger Hoel
<guy....@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Just found out that Noel Redding (Hendrix's bass player) died on Sunday.
When I think of him, I alwys remember a snippet from a documentary,
where he played the intro riff to Little Miss Strange, which he wrote.
Real nice little riff. Too bad that he should pass still quite young,
and without getting his due royalties.
--
Greger
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