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Teenage psychedelic guitar phenom Randy California (real name Randy Wolfe) missed his chance at superstardom when Jimi Hendrix invited him to go to London with him and be in his new band (which would become known as the Jimi Hendrix Experience), but Randy's parents thought the 16-year-old was too young for such a venture.
But the story doesn't end there. Randy California subsequently started a new band that included a folkie, a jazz keyboardist, a rock singer, and even his middle-aged stepfather, a striking-looking bald jazz drummer who'd previously played in a trio with Taj Mahal and a very young Ry Cooder.
Randy California's new band, Spirit, never found superstardom, but they did become cult-favorites for their eclectic mix of genres. Even by the kind of "Anything Goes" aesthetic of the late Sixties, Spirit's creative music was considered adventurous, as can be heard in "Fresh Garbage," with its blend of blues and rock and folk and pop and jazz and psychedelic space vibes.
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