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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first live concert and is fired from the band after the first set

20th February 2023
Tagged as: America, Culture, Guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Music, Rock and Roll, Seattle, United States, USA

The band, whose name has sadly been lost, were auditioning Hendrix to join them but after an exuberant first-set performance opted not to invite him back on stage for the second set.

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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first gig (and gets fired)

20th February 2021
Tagged as: America, Concert, Culture, Entertainment, Guitar, Music, Seattle, USA

On the 20^th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.

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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first live concert and is fired from the band after the first set

20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first gig (and gets fired)

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

25th September 1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge fought between King Harold Godwinson of England and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada

24th September 1952: Kentucky Fried Chicken opens its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah

23rd September 1949: President Truman announces the USSR’s first nuclear test

22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying for the Continental Army during the American Revolution

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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