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Al Hendrix (full name Clyde Allen Hendrix) is an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. He was born November 12, 1934. He began performing in clubs around Bakersfield, California, and met Buck Owens at the legendary Blackboard Cafe. Al and Buck made music together, often with Bill Woods and The Orange Blossom Playboys. Hendrix made his television debut on the Los Angeles based show "Rocket To Stardom."

In 1957, Joe Keplinger (a.k.a Jolly Jody) hired Al as lead singer for his group, Jolly Jody and The Go Daddies. With the Go Daddies, Al recorded "Rhonda Lee" and "Go Daddy Rock" for the Tally label. The two singles were picked up by ABC Paramount in 1959. Hendrix also appeared on Cousin Herb Henson's TV show, "Trading Post Gang".

LaGree Records issued "I Need You" and "Young and Wild" in 1960. Liberty Records leased them for nationwide release. "I Need You" was a number one hit in El Paso, Texas for 6 weeks. Around the same time, Alan Freed played the flipside "Young and Wild" every hour on his radio show in Los Angeles. "I Need You" also made the top 20 in San Diego.

Hendrix appeared on the Wink Martindale television show at Pacific Ocean Beach and at Art Laboe's show at Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

"Monkey Bite" and "For Sentimental Reasons" were released in 1962 on Pike Records. "Monkey Bite" was banned from some radio stations for being too risqué. Two more tracks recorded at Pike, "Jumpin' Johnny" and "Fooling Around" were not issued until 1985 on the White label in Holland.

Hendrix appeared on early Bakersfield television shows hosted by Jimmy Thomason. His band Al and The Country Mixers performed on radio, TV, and at entertainment centers in the area.

In 1971, he released two more songs on LaGree, "Georgia Kate" and 'Wait Until You Get a Whiff of My After Shave lotion" (also called "Mixing Fun" and "Shaving lotion".)

In 2003, Bear Family Records issued That'll Flat Git It: Volume 13: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of ABC Records which includes the Al Hendrix song "Rhonda Lee".

In 2007 Hendrix released new originals "Good Girl I Ain't Got", "When I'm loving You", "Rainbow's End", "Diabetic Man", "The DJ", "I Can Tell", "Cock Fighter", and "The Answer To It All" on the CD Rare and Rockin', along with some of his older material.

In 2009 he released Rockabilly Lovin', a CD of all new original songs. A love songs CD, Lover Boy, is being released in 2012.

Al Hendrix was recognized as a Rockabilly Legend by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2008.