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An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.
Keywords
new york city
london, england
musician
rock star
1970s
seattle, washington
biography
rock music
african american man
1960s
swinging london
portrait of an artist
Casts
Lou Adler
Self - Music Producer
Keith Altham
Self - Hendrix's UK Publicist
Paul Caruso
Self - Friend / Musician
Chas Chandler
Self - Musician
Neville Chesters
Self - '68 USA Tour Manager
Billy Cox
Self - Friend / Musician
David Fricke
Self - Music Journalist
Billy Gibbons
Self - Musician
Michael Goldstein
Self - Hendrix's USA Publicist
Ace Antonio Hall
Self - Musician
Colette Harron
Self - Friend
Bob Hendrix
Self - Cousin
Janie Hendrix
Self - Sister
Terry Johnson
Self - Friend
Linda Keith
Self - Friend
Eddie Kramer
Self - Sound Engineer
Jim Ladd
Self - Radio DJ
Michael Lang
Self - Festival Promoter
Trixi Linick
Self - Music Manager
Dave Mason
Self - Musician
Paul McCartney
Self - Musician
Bob Merlis
Self - Former WB Records VP
Buddy Miles
Self - Musician / BoG Member
Mitch Mitchell
Self - Musician / TJHE Member
Michelle Phillips
Self - Musician
Fayne Pridgon
Self - Friend
Noel Redding
Self - Musician / TJHE Member
Vernon Reid
Self - Musician
Bob Santelli
Self - Music Historian
Joe Smith
Self - WB Records President
Christopher Stamp
Self - Track Records President
Gerry Stickells
Self - Tour Manager
Juma Sultan
Self - Musician
Larry Vaughn
Self - Music Promoter
Chris Welch
Self - Music Journalist
Steve Winwood
Self - Musician
Dweezil Zappa
Self - Musician
Chuck Berry
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Al Hendrix
Self - Father (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Janis Joplin
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Kit Lambert
Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Keith Richards
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Tim Rose
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Bill Wyman
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crews
Bob Smeaton
Director
Janie Hendrix
Producer
George Scott
Co-Producer
Scott Pascucci
Associate Producer
John McDermott
Producer
Charlotte Hawkins
Post Production Coordinator
Stephen Ellis
Editor
Phil McDonald
Editor
Jim McDonnell
Archival Footage Research
Gordon Mason
Editor
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