FAT MATTRESS
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Noel Redding was the first person to join the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the first to leave. Redding had been frustrated to an extent in the Experience, playing bass although he had more experience as a guitarist, and barely being allowed to write anything on their records. Fat Mattress would open up more opportunities for him to both play guitar and sing. In 1968, before leaving the Jimi Hendrix Experience Redding formed the group Fat Mattress with another Kent musician Neil Landon (ex-Ivy League), multi-instrumentalist Leverton (who was in the backing band of Engelbert Humperdinck) together with drummer, Eric Dillon. Fat Mattress came to the attention of the music business quickly, because they played support act on an American tour by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in which Redding would double as the Experience's bassist and Fat Mattress' guitarist. Their first album, issued in 1969, was very influenced by American west coast psychedelic and folk-rock bands, as well as British pop-psychedelic bands like Traffic. The song "Magic Forest," became a big hit in Germany and Holland. After their second album, they failed to graduate to the big leagues and the group broke up soon after that in 1970. Noel moved to Ireland in 1972. He formed The Noel Redding Band with Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy. In his book "Are You Experienced?" he spoke openly about his disappointment in his being cut off from the profits of the continued sale of the Hendrix recordings. He was forced to sign away his royalties in 1974, and later had to sell the bass guitar he used during that time. Redding was found dead in his home in County Cork, Republic of Ireland on May 11, 2003. He was 57 years old.
MEMBERS:
Noel Redding - Guitar and Vocals
Neil Landon - Vocals
Jim Leverton - Bass
Eric Dillon - Drums
Mick Weaver (aka Wynder K. Frog) - Keyboards
Steve Hammond replaced by Martin Barre (befor he joined Jethro Tull) - Guitar
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