Gypsy Sun and Rainbows was a band formed by Jimi Hendrix after the break-up of The Jimi Hendrix Experience in June 1969. Hendrix teamed with his old bass partner Billy Cox to form a new band planned as an ever evolving ensemble of musicians (similar to John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band) and brought in friends Larry Lee (guitar), Juma Sultan (percussion) and Jerry Velez (congas). Mitch Mitchell of The Experience stayed on to play drums. Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... John Lennon John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940–December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... The Plastic Ono Band is the band John Lennon formed after he left the Beatles. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Conga is a drum, a type of music, and a type of dance (Conga Line). ... Mitch Mitchell (June 9, 1947 - ) was a drummer for Jimi Hendrix. ...

Woodstock

Hendrix was listed as the headline attraction at the famous Woodstock_Festival; the band rehearsed in a house not far from the site. They were scheduled to close the third and final night of the festival, a Sunday, but events ran late and they played early Monday morning in front of only a few thousand die-hard fans. Their shaky set is documented on the album Live At Woodstock. Despite the band's lack of cohesion, however, Hendrix is in top form. The performance included his exceptional rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner," as seen in the documentary Woodstock . Woodstock redirects here. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... The film essentially consists of documentary footage shot at the 1969 Woodstock festival, and features a number of performers including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Janis Joplin. ...

Breakup

The band did not last long. After the festival they appeared on only one more occasion, in Harlem, New York. Studio recordings of the band can be heard on the MCA Records box set The Jimi Hendrix Experience and on South Saturn Delta. This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more recordings which are contained in a box made generally out of cardboard. ...

After the break-up of this band, Hendrix and Cox teamed up with another Hendrix friend, Buddy Miles (formerly with Wilson Pickett and The Electric Flag). They performed a short series of concerts under the name A Band Of Gypsys. Wilson Pickett (born March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Alabama) was an American soul singer who began his career with The Falcons in the early 1960s. ... The Electric Flag, formed in 1967, were a blues rock group led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. ... Band of Gypsys is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in 1970 before he died. ...