Complex sentence: According to Pat Vegas, it was Jimi Hendrix-himself part Cherokee-who inspired the musicians into forming an all-Native American rock group, and they signed as the band "Redbone" to Epic Records in 1969.
Split into simpler sentences: According to Pat Vegas, it was Jimi Hendrixhimself part Cherokeewho inspired the musicians to form an all-Native American rock group. They signed as the band "Redbone" to Epic Records in 1969.