Jimi Hendrix (film)

1973 American film

Jimi Hendrix

Theatrical release poster

Directed by|

* Joe Boyd
* John Head
* Gary Weis

Edited by| Peter Colbert
Distributed by| Warner Bros.

Release date

* December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21)

Running time

| 98 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary[1] about Jimi Hendrix, directed and produced by Joe Boyd, John Head and Gary Weis. The film contains concert footage of Hendrix from 1967 to 1970, including the Monterey Pop Festival, the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Woodstock, and a Berkeley concert. The film also includes interviews with Hendrix' contemporaries, family and friends. Those appearing in the film include Paul Caruso, Eric Clapton, Billy Cox, Alan Douglas, Germaine Greer, Hendrix' father, James A. "Al" Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Linda Keith, Eddie Kramer, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Juggy Murray, Little Richard, Lou Reed and Pete Townshend.[2] Noel Redding refused to be interviewed as he had a pending lawsuit against the Hendrix Estate.[3]

The film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix. This title was used on the 2005 DVD cover and theatrical poster.

## Soundtrack

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Main article: Jimi Hendrix (soundtrack)

The soundtrack to the film features 12 songs as well as excerpts of interviews with Hendrix, his father Al Hendrix, Little Richard and others.

## Releases

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The estate of Jimi Hendrix authorized the 1973 film to be re-released on video and DVD in 1999. An expanded DVD edition was issued in 2005,[4] featuring a new documentary, From the Ukulele to the Strat,[5] with more remembrances of Hendrix through interviews with family and friends, the making of "Dolly Dagger", with producer-engineer Eddie Kramer breaking down the studio mix of the song and unreleased archive footage of a performance of "Stone Free" from the July 4, 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "A Film About Jimi Hendrix". The Times. 2006-01-28. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
2. ^ Jimi Hendrix (1973), retrieved 2019-05-28
3. ^ Sims, Judith (1973-11-08). "Behind The Making Of 'A Film About Jimi Hendrix'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
4. ^ "A Film About Jimi Hendrix (Deluxe Edition)". The Official Jimi Hendrix Site. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
5. ^ Jimi Hendrix - From the Ukulele to the Strat (2005), retrieved 2019-04-10
6. ^ "July 4, 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival". www.me.umn.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

## External links

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* Jimi Hendrix at IMDb
* Jimi Hendrix at Rotten Tomatoes
* https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/behind-the-making-of-a-film-about-jimi-hendrix-172210/

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Jimi Hendrix

* Original discography
* Posthumous discography
* Songs
* Videography
* Death

Original studio albums|

* Are You Experienced
* Axis: Bold as Love
* Electric Ladyland

Posthumous studio albums|

* The Cry of Love
* Rainbow Bridge
* War Heroes
* Loose Ends
* Crash Landing
* Midnight Lightning
* Nine to the Universe
* Voodoo Soup
* First Rays of the New Rising Sun
* South Saturn Delta
* Valleys of Neptune
* People, Hell and Angels
* Both Sides of the Sky

Live albums|

* Band of Gypsys
* Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival
* Experience
* Isle of Wight
* Hendrix in the West
* More Experience
* The Jimi Hendrix Concerts
* Jimi Plays Monterey
* Johnny B. Goode
* Band of Gypsys 2
* Live at Winterland
* Radio One
* Stages
* Live Isle of Wight '70
* Woodstock
* BBC Sessions
* Live at the Fillmore East
* Live at Woodstock
* Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight
* Live at Berkeley
* Live at Monterey
* Winterland
* Miami Pop Festival
* Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival
* Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show
* Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts
* Live in Maui
* Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969

Anthologies and
retrospective
albums|

* Smash Hits
* Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
* The Essential Jimi Hendrix
* The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume Two
* The Singles Album
* Kiss the Sky
* Live & Unreleased: The Radio Show
* Cornerstones: 1967–1970
* Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story
* The Ultimate Experience
* Blues
* South Saturn Delta
* Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
* The Singles Collection
* Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix
* West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
* Fire: The Jimi Hendrix Collection

Official bootlegs|

* Live at the Oakland Coliseum
* Live at Clark University
* Morning Symphony Ideas
* Live in Ottawa
* Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions
* Paris 1967/San Francisco 1968
* Hear My Music
* Live at the Isle of Fehmarn
* Burning Desire
* Live in Paris & Ottawa 1968
* Live at Woburn
* Live in Cologne

Concert tours|

* The Cry of Love Tour

Films, books,
and tributes|

* Rainbow Bridge
* Jimi Hendrix
* Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
* Hendrix
* Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
* Room Full of Mirrors
* An Illustrated Experience
* Becoming Jimi Hendrix
* Jimi: All Is by My Side

Related people
and acts|

* Curtis Knight
* Lonnie Youngblood
* Jimmy James and the Blue Flames
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Noel Redding
* Mitch Mitchell
* Chas Chandler
* Eddie Kramer
* Roger Mayer
* Michael Jeffery
* Billy Cox
* Buddy Miles
* Alan Douglas
* Leon Hendrix
* Kathy Etchingham
* Monika Dannemann

Related articles|

* Canadian drug charges and trial
* Handel & Hendrix in London
* Fender Stratocaster
* Electric Lady Studios
* Black Gold
* Unfinished fourth album

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