Now here's one of the most convoluted stories I've ever heard. I'll try and explain it the best that I can.
First off, this song was recorded in 1966, but wasn't released until 2018. Jimi and Jayne were never in the studio together as this was just some Curtis Knight and the Squires toss off that was recorded when Jimi was very young.
Jimi had signed a three year contract that haunted him all the way to his death with a guy named Ed Chalpin.
Jimi had broken the contract by recording for other labels after he became successful, so all the royalties went to Ed Chalpin for the "Band Of Gypsys" LP to make up for it, even though Chalpin never did anything to further Jimi's career.
That's why "Band Of Gypsys" was born. Jimi got Buddy Miles and his old Army pal Billy Cox together for a live concert, and it was much easier than trying to record another whole studio album!
"Suey" is just one more attempt by Chalpin to cash in on Jimi's name.
Add blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield to the mix, and how could you go wrong?
This song was written by Chalpin along with a DJ named Jacko (Jocko) Henderson who is sometimes referred to as the original rapper for his vocal style.
Jayne
deserved a lot better than this! She wasn't just a ditzy blonde. In reality, she was actually an
accomplished pianist and violinist as seen in this amazing performance
on The Ed Sullivan TV show.
It's like The Firesgin Theatre used to say. "Everything you know is wrong!
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