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David Morton

Rock legend Jimi Hendrix in Newcastle - and how the American star would stay in Heaton

Of all the stellar rock acts who appeared at Newcastle's fabled Club a'Gogo, the most notable was quite probably Jimi Hendrix.

During its short 1960s lifespan, the tiny club on Percy Street hosted names such as Pink Floyd, The Who, the Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Spencer Davis Group, Long John Baldry (featuring Rod Stewart) and Jeff Beck.

But on this day in 1967, it was Seattle-born Hendrix with his band The Experience - featuring Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums - who rocked the venue to its foundations.

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