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             ichard to realize his talents, so he abandoned Richard's tour in St. Louis (Mitchell 102). After aimlessly wandering for awhile, Hendrix found himself in Atlanta and once again teamed up with Little Richard. The tour brought them to Los Angeles where he then went in his own direction. He hooked up with Richard for a third time during the summer of 1964 to record an album. He again felt confined as being only a backup to Little Richard (Mitchell 123).
             Hendrix later joined the budding musician Arthur Lee, but the partnership did not last long as he once again set out in search of his own identity (Mitchell 68). He embarked as a traveling musician for various tours backing such artists as Ike and Tina Turner, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, King Curtis, Solomon Burke, Chuck Jackson, Jackie Wilson, and several others (Carter 75). On his next endeavor, he teamed up with saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood. The pair was short-lived as Hendrix soon split, and his adventurous spirit ended him up in New York where he rented a small, cheap apartment and drifted from job to dead-end job (Dannemann 173). Hendrix was a discombobulated mess. He was running around trying to find himself. His attempts were taking him in and out of bands.
             The spring of 1964 brought better luck to Hendrix. Ronnie Isley of the Isley Brothers hired him on the spot as lead guitarist after hearing him play. He lived with the group for a few months, and they actually purchased him his first Fender guitar (Hendrix 236). The band toured in 1964 and also released some albums. Hendrix was still dissatisfied with his situation. He grew tired of the group and left the Isleys to join Curtis Knight and the Squires (Hendrix 153). Not long had the group been playing in the New Jersey area when Keith Richard, guitarist for the Rolling Stones, caught a glimpse of the stand out guitarist and want...