Randy California: guitar, vocals
Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was a guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967.
In 1965, he was 14 years old when at Manny's Music in New York City, Randy met Jimi Hendrix and was asked to join his band. He played in Hendrix's band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames that summer.
The stage name "Randy California" was given to him by Hendrix to distinguish him from another Randy in the band, Randy Palmer, whom Hendrix dubbed "Randy Texas".
RIP: He drowned in the Pacific Ocean in 1997 at the age of 45 while rescuing his 12-year-old son Quinn from a rip current near the home of his mother, Bernice Pearl, at Molokai, Hawaii. He managed to push Quinn (who survived) toward the shore.
The Randy Craig Wolfe Trust was established after his death and, using royalties from California's recording contracts, financially supports the Randy California Project, an after-school music education program for underprivileged elementary school children in Ventura County.
Chris Bucknell: keyboards
Derek Holt: bass guitar (Climax blues Band)
Clive Mayuhu: drums
Recorded during the event "Night of the Guitar" at Hammersmith Odeon in London on Nov. 26, 1988.
14 окт 2019
