RANDY HANSEN
PERFORMANCE HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS
As of APRIL 2008

During the mid 70’s, Randy Hansen played professionally in the Las Vegas style show band called “Kid Chrysler and the Cruisers”. Within the floorshow, individual band members developed impersonations of famous rock stars. Subsequently Hansen created the first Jimi Hendrix Tribute act, for the reason of love, the music and the people he sought after keeping Jimi’s music alive.

Hansen breaks new ground in Rock & Roll’s history in 1975, by pioneering the first Rock Tribute act in the United States and soon spreads though out the world.

In 1978, while further exploring the Hendrix role, Hansen formed “Machine Gun”. A tribute to Jimi Hendrix, with a wig and make-up, the moves perfected and the songs duplicated note for note. As the transition was complete, he went on tour opening shows for another young Northwest band called “Heart”.

Apocalypse Now, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, hires Hansen to compose sixteen minutes of guitar and bass soundtracks depicting machines of war guns and bombs. The movie won an Academy Award for “Best Sound” in 1980 and ranks number one on the “Top 100 Movie Lists” by Aaron Caldwell.

During a performance at Seattle’s Paramount Theater, he was approached backstage by Jimi’s Father Al Hendrix. Tears in his eyes, Al was so moved by Hansen’s performance, he called him Jimi.

After selling out L.A.’s Greek Theater in 1979 and performing for seventy five thousand fans at the Oakland Coliseum, Capitol Records signs Hansen to a six-album record contact. Hansen released his first solo record, and went on a national tour.

It was Stevie Ray Vaughan’s hometown, Austin, Texas, where Vaughan was the hometown favorite entertainer and Hansen is due on a national tour through town. The promoter adds Vaughan to the mix giving the fans the best opening act they ever experienced; two performances at the Armadillo Headquarters’ and one at the CBS Ballroom. Consequently, Vaughan and Hansen begin a lifetime friendship.

Beginning in the 1980’s and on several occasions though out Hansen’s professional career, band members of “Band of Gypsy’s” drummer Buddy Miles and Bassist Billy Cox all came together for many concert tours.

In the mid 80’s, the rock band “Devo” approached Hansen to play Jimi Hendrix in the music video “Are You Experienced”. He received much praise for his ability to invoke the spirit of Jimi Hendrix from MTV producer Mark Goodman, who also had seen Hansen perform in Philadelphia’s Tower Theater.

Hansen’s skill at reproducing the Hendrix sound launches him on tours with the original band mates from the “Jimi Hendrix Experience” project, drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding.

In the early 90’s, guitarist Leslie West brought comedian Sam Kinison to see Hansen perform at LA’s Roxy Theater and this resulted in several tours performing live on stage with Kinison as well as an HBO special.

In 1991, Jimi Hendrix alumni, Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, and Noel Redding unite with Hansen, for a huge celebration in honor of Jimi Hendrix’s birthday.

Former “Scorpions” member, Uli Roth, asked Hansen in 1991 to perform in a two-hour television special devoted to Hendrix, with musicians Jack Bruce (Cream), Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, Toto) and John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson).

Stations throughout Europe aired the Hendrix special repeatedly, which created an ever-lasting demand for The Randy Hansen Band to tour in the European market. This was extremely successful and is still alive today in 2008.

The year is 1997, in Koper, Slovenia at the lovely Venetian Palace, Randy Hansen, Buddy Miles and Neil Stubenhaus perform for a packed house, on excusive Koper-Capodistria National live TV.

Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, Queen) hires Hansen for his first solo tour, 1998.

In 2002, longtime friend Nicholas Cage asked Hansen to act and perform in his directorial debut the movie “Sunny” starring James Franco, Mena Suvari, Harry Dean Stanton, and Nicholas Cage. Hansen immediately accepted traveling to New Orleans for the cameo appearance, acting and performing his original composition “Angel Hair Trigger” written for the movie.

Steve Miller honors Hansen by inviting him onstage to play with the Steve Miller band as well as opening the show at the Puyallup Fair for thousands of adoring crazy fans. Puyallup, WA, 2007.

RockStar ReUnion 2008 with Roger Fisher and Friends, Hansen performed all night during the All-Star RockJam of the decade with, Roger Fisher-Guitar, Steve Fossen-Bass, Mike Derosier-Drums (3 original band members from Heart), Tony “TC” Coleman-Drums (BB King), Goldy McJohn-Keyboards (Steppenwolf), Allen White-Drums (Yes, John Lennon), Lynn Sorensen-
Bass/Violin (Paul Rogers, Sex and Violins), Evan Sheeley-Bass (TKO, Sex and Violins), Marino Corriea-Keyboards (Tommy Gunn and the Damage Done from the War Babies), Gregg Fox-Keyboards, Freddy Dennis (The Kingsmen) and many more.

Hansen performs with Don Wilson-Guitar, The Ventures (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee 2008), Alan White-Drums (YES, John Lennon) and Kevin John Adams-Bass (Randy Hansen Band USA). “Pacific Northwest Famous Landmark Restaurant” The Canlis in the private Penthouse dining room celebrating with Lady Diana E. Rhea, The Boeing Company, 65 years of extraordinary service. Mr. Scott Carson, Boeing Company President, and Mr. Mark Jenkins, Vice President and CEO, along with several other Seattleite’s have a great time. 3/14/08

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