“I fired Hendrix. He was a damn good guitar player, but the guy was never on time”: Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction

Left-American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969; Right- Black and white photo of Little Richard while he's posing behind a piano.

Before Jimi Hendrix became a global star, he was part of Little Richard's backing band The Upsetters. Now, a recently discovered recording of Jimi Hendrix's session guitarist stint is up for auction and expected to fetch an eye-watering amount. 

The recording features the then-unknown Hendrix, playing with Little Richard at his show at Back Bay Theatre [formerly the Donnelly Theatre] in Boston in 1965. Hendrix, Little Richard and the band can be heard playing hits like Lucille, a cover of The Beatles' I Saw Her Standing There and Shake a Hand.