Al Hendrix born 12 November 1934

Clyde Allen Hendrix (November 12, 1934 – July 23, 2021), also known as Al Hendrix, was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. 

Hendrix was born November 12, 1934 in Miami Florida. When he was 13 the family moved to Odessa, Texas. Al's mom loved to listen to the "Grand Ole Opry" on Saturday night. That's where Al learned to appreciate music and was inspired by the music of Hank Williams, Sr. He began playing rhythm guitar to accompany his singing, and his startling expressive voice won him first and second place in two local talent shows. In March 1953, Al enlisted in the army. He did 18 months in Korea as a Corporal in the Military Police and was honorably discharged. 

Buck Owens

Rock and Roll became his new found sound of music; his new inspiration was Elvis Presley. Al later moved back to California with his parents, they settled in Bakersfield where Al began performing in local clubs and met Buck Owens at the legendary Blackboard Cafe. Hendrix and Owens played music together, often with Bill Woods and The Orange Blossom Playboys. Hendrix made his television debut on the Los Angeles-based show "Rocket To Stardom". 

In 1957, Joe Keplinger (a.k.a. Jolly Jody) hired Hendrix as lead singer for his group, Jolly Jody and The Go Daddies. With the Go Daddies, Hendrix recorded "Rhonda Lee" and "Go Daddy Rock" for the Tally label. The two singles were picked up by ABC-Paramount Records in 1959. Hendrix also appeared on Cousin Herb Henson's TV show, "Trading Post Gang". LaGree Records issued "I Need You" and "Young and Wild" in 1960. Liberty Records leased them for nationwide release. "I Need You" was a number one hit in El Paso, Texas for 6 weeks. Around the same time, Alan Freed played the flipside "Young and Wild" every hour on his radio show in Los Angeles. "I Need You" also made the top 20 in San Diego. 

                                   

Hendrix appeared on the Wink Martindale television show at Pacific Ocean Beach and at Art Laboe's show at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California."Monkey Bite" and "For Sentimental Reasons" were released in 1962 on Pike Records. "Monkey Bite" was banned from some radio stations for being too risqué. Two more tracks recorded at Pike, "Jumpin' Johnny" and "Fooling Around" were not issued until 1985 on the White label in the Netherlands. 

Hendrix appeared on early Bakersfield television shows hosted by Jimmy Thomason. His band Al and The Country Mixers performed on radio, TV, and at entertainment centers in the area. In 1971, he released two more songs on LaGree, "Georgia Kate" and "Wait Until You Get a Whiff of My After Shave Lotion" (also called "Mixing Fun" and "Shaving lotion". Hendrix continued playing up and down in California clubs, county fairs and also in TV and radio shows, enjoying some minor popularity before moving to Auburn, in Northern California. In recent years he has been rediscovered, just in time to headline shows in Europe and the United States. 

In 2003, Bear Family Records issued That'll Flat Git It: Volume 13: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of ABC Records which includes the Hendrix song "Rhonda Lee". Hendrix songs also are in various artist collections from Buffalo Bop Records, World Music Distribution, Lucky, Teen Beat, Membran Music, and Mustang Records. 

In 2007 Hummingbird Records released new Hendrix originals "Good Girl I Ain't Got", "When I'm loving You", "Rainbow's End", "Diabetic Man", "The DJ", "I Can Tell", "Cock Fighter", and "The Answer To It All" on the CD Rare and Rockin', along with some of his older material. 

Al’s work in the industry won him the recognition of Rockabilly Legend by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2008. He performed at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield on February 13, 2010, the Viva Las Vegas rockabilly festival in April, 2011 and  The High Rockabilly Festival in Calafell, Spain on September 6, 2013. In May of 2014, he headlined the Hemsby Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekender in the UK. 

Al married Laraine Laura Donatini in July of 1969.  They celebrated 52 years of marriage shortly before he passed away at his home in California on July 23, 2021. 

(Edited from Wikipedia, Goofin Records & Last.fm)