
| Devon Wilson
Devon Wilson , (born: 1940s, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin- died: February 1971) was a “supergroupie” in the 1960s- she
was romantically linked to: Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones (Rolling
Stones), Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, and many others.
Wilson was a regular presence in the studio when Jimi was recording when she became Jimi’s personal assistant. “Devon’s hard-partying lifestyle eventually
took its toll as she became addicted to cocaine and heroin. Jimi became
increasingly disillusioned with their relationship and toward the end of
his life, he had been distancing himself from Devon and was spending more
time with other women. Devon Wilson was the subject of a Hendrix song,
Dolly Dagger. According to engineer Eddie
Kramer, Wilson was in the control room as Hendrix recorded the lead
vocals. As an aside, Hendrix says "Watch out Devon, give me a little bit
of that heaven." She died a mysterious death in February 1971, when
she fell from the Chelsea Hotel in New York.”1
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