“Fender got the original bass from him, copied it, and sent me a prototype, and it was exactly the same as my original bass; they did a brilliant job”
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Noel Redding
David Noel Redding was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.
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business · English musician (1945–2003) · bassist · singer-songwriter · guitarist · businessperson · record producer · talent manager · musician · also Noel Redding, David Redding, Noel David Redding, Redding
Born 25 December 1945 · Died 11 May 2003 · Q320639
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2025· 1 entry
Jazz: Noel Redding
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2013· 1 entry
An art exhibition was organised to mark the 10th anniversary of Redding's death
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2003· 2 entries
Died 2003-05-11.
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Released album “The Experience Sessions”.
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2002· 1 entry
A live album Live From Bunkr · Prague was released
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1997· 2 entries
Redding performed several tours across the United States with Dion's band "3:05 AM"
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Fender produced the Noel Redding Signature Jazz bass in a signed limited edition of 1000
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1995· 1 entry
In the Czech Republic with guitarist and singer Anthony Krizan of the Spin Doctors, rhythm guitarist Ivan Král of the Patti Smith Group and drummer Frankie LaRocka
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1992· 1 entry
As a member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
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1990· 1 entry
Redding and Appleby were involved in a car crash returning home from a concert in Glounthaune
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1974· 1 entry
And in 1980 sold the bass guitar he used with the Experience to a collector
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1969· 1 entry
And the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the short-lived group Road in the United States, which released the self-titled album Road before he re-located to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972
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1968· 1 entry
Redding formed the group Fat Mattress with another Kent musician, Neil Landon
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-12-25.
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