Jimi's first stop after arriving at Heathrow was an address in West London. 11 Gunterstone Road, Fulham.
Above, Gunterstone Road today
Chandler thought it would be good idea to get Hendrix playing with English musicans as soon as possible, so decided to drop him in at the deep end. Direct from the airport they stopped off unannounced at Zoot Money's home in Gunterstone Road, West London. Money was a longtime friend of Chandler's and also a renowned keyboard player who had performed with Spencer Davis, Alexis Korner and The New Animals. In the basement of the building Hendrix and Money jammed for a number of hours.
Some accounts claim the jam session was also attended by the guitarist in Money's 'Big Roll Band', Andy Summers (who would later find fame as one third of The Police). Summers however has denied this, saying that he first met Hendrix a few nights later in a club called 'Blaises'.
Below, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
Living at the same address was Kathy Etchingham. She would soon become the closest thing Hendrix had to a long-term girlfriend, and would later be the inspiration for 'The Wind Cries Mary'. Though she was in the house when Hendrix arrived, she didn't meet him on this occasion.
Above, Kathy Etchingham in 1966
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