▁sing ▁together . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁E aling ▁Club , ▁Harold ▁P end leton ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁then - stru gg ling ▁Mar que e ▁Club ▁switched ▁its ▁programming ▁from ▁jazz ▁to ▁R & B ▁when ▁he ▁h ired ▁Kor ner ' s ▁band ▁for ▁a ▁week ly ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁res iden cy ▁from ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁early ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁John ▁Mans field ▁who ▁decided ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁R icky - T ick ▁club ▁in ▁W inds or ▁as ▁a ▁bl ues ▁ven ue . ▁▁ ▁The ▁E aling ▁Club ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁rock . ▁A ▁Sunday ▁night ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁performance ▁ever ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁classic ▁' l oud ' ▁Marshall ▁J TM 4 5 ▁guitar ▁ampl ifier . ▁The ▁band ▁assemble d ▁to ▁test ▁a ▁pre - production ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁amp ▁included ▁future ▁ ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁Exper ience ▁drum mer ▁Mitch ▁Mitchell ▁-- ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Marshall ▁shop ▁in ▁Han well ▁-- ▁and ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Terry ▁Marshall , ▁the ▁' T ' ▁in ▁' J TM '. ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁has ▁been ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁cas ino ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁disco ▁under ▁various ▁names ▁including ▁Tab by ' s , ▁The ▁N ut m eg , ▁Che qu ers , ▁Mad ocs ▁and ▁Club ▁Az ur .