after leaving the army, hendrix and cox moved to clarksville in tennessee, where they played in their group, the king kasuals. they played in small bars but they did not make much money. so, eventually, he and cox moved to nashville. they played many blues-style songs in nashville. in november 1962, hendrix went to his first studio performance. while in nashville, hendrix played in many other bands as rhythm and lead guitarist and vocals. this did not get him much money, but did give him experience of how bands worked.