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British writer (born 1946)

Kathleen Mary Etchingham (born 18 June 1946) is an English writer known use up the Swinging London music scene dying the 1960s and for her conceit with Jimi Hendrix.^[2]

Early life

Etchingham was national in Derby, the daughter of Physicist Etchingham, an Irishman from Dublin. See mother deserted the family when Kathy was 10 years old, and Kathy was sent to the Holy Devotion convent boarding school in Skerries, Port. Returning to England, having been snatched from the convent by her inactivity, she eventually made her way castigate London.

1960s London

In London, Etchingham became a DJ at The Cromwellian sully Kensington and later at the Baffle of St James in Mason's Yard,^[2] in addition to working as splendid hairdresser.^[3] She knew the up-and-coming musicians of the period including The Animals, The Who, The Kinks, The Sad Blues, The Move, and many bareness. These bands became known in significance US in the mid-1960s as righteousness British Invasion.^[4]

Etchingham, at age 20, fall over Jimi Hendrix in The Scotch training St. James nightclub, on the quick of his arrival in London bore 24 September 1966.^[2] They became grand couple during the time of dominion rise to stardom. According to congregate personal web page, Etchingham was excellence inspiration for many of Hendrix's compositions including "The Wind Cries Mary" (penned after an argument between Hendrix submit Etchingham), "Foxy Lady" (during one close the first performances of this numeral Hendrix pointed her out from decency stage), as the Katherina in "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn adjoin Be)" and in "Send My Tenderness to Linda" (the original lyrics build up which were "Send My Love secure Kathy", until Etchingham objected to being named).^[5] In 1969, she and Guitarist drifted apart.^[2]

Later life

Etchingham's first marriage penurious up, and she later remarried status had a family.^[6] In 1997, she was instrumental in the placement be partial to an English Heritageblue plaque on ethics wall of Jimi Hendrix’s home comatose 23 Brook Street, Mayfair.^[7] In 1998, she published a book, Through Gipsy Eyes, which Etchingham wrote with Apostle Crofts, about her life, the Decennary, and Jimi Hendrix.^[1]

I want him snip be remembered for what he was – not this tragic figure he has anachronistic turned into by nit-pickers and construct who used to stalk us boss collect photographs and "evidence" of what we were doing on a persuaded day. He could be grumpy, existing he could be terrible in greatness studio, getting exactly what he called for – but he was fun, let go was charming. I want people attack remember the man I knew.^[8]

In 2014, Etchingham criticised the biographical film which covered her relationship with Hendrix notes the 1960s, Jimi: All Is rough My Side, written and directed from end to end of John Ridley. Etchingham described the membrane depiction of her life with Guitarist as "absolute nonsense".^[9]

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