October 1st 1966, Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic. Hendrix made his official UK live debut a month later on Friday 25 Nov 1966, when the Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Bag O'Nails Club, London.
Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Guitarist, Dies at 84 Few seminal rock guitarists of the '60s didn't acknowledge their debt. Led Zeppelin covered an early Rush hit. Much later, Stevie Ray Vaughn named his band after another of his singles.