Biography jimi hendrix voodoo child documentary bbc

  • 40 years after Jimi Hendrix's death on September 18th , this film tells Jimi Hendrix's life story in his own words and is narrated by funk legend Bootsy.
  • Two hour documentary featuring the legendary guitarist's story in his own words with exclusive interviews and recordings from Hendrix private archive.
  • This must have been just after he died and voodoo child got to number one.

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    Jimi Hendrix

    American guitarist (–)

    Not to be confused with Jimmy Hendriks or Jimmy Hendricks (murder victim).For the rulle, see Jimi Hendrix (film). For the song, see Jimi Hendrix (song).

    "Hendrix" redirects here. For other uses, see Hendrix (disambiguation).

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    James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, &#;&#; September 18, ) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in the history of popular music. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in as a part of his grupp, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."[1]

    Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing gitarr at age In , he enlisted in the US Army, but was discharged the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, then Nashville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on

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    Seattle, WA EMP brings viewers inside the ground-breaking story of one man, his music and the world that embraced him with the two-hour documentary special "Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child,"

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    Voodoo Child - Der Gitarren Magier Jimi Hendrix, 吉米·亨德里克斯：巫毒小子

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    18 Sep

    • USA
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    • A pretty good doc that uses Jimi's own words. Some interview footage and someone reads Jimi's letters and other interviews I assume. Lots of concert footage, but they don't play any song all the way through. What I liked about this one is it did a pretty nice job with his early playing before he went to England.

      This doc does seem to only show the good side. When asked about drugs he says that's not really his thing, but to each his own. And when they show the announcement of his death, no mention is made of drugs then either. The only time it wa

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      Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child

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      40 years after Jimi Hendrix's death on September 18th , this film tells Jimi Hendrix's life story in his own words and is narrated by funk legend Bootsy Collins in the soft, authoritative voice of Hendrix himself. Blending archive footage, artefacts, news archive and rare performance footage, director Bob Smeaton's film takes us from Hendrix's childhood in Seattle, through his spell in the army and on to his time on the chitlin circuit backing the likes of the Isley Brothers and Little Richard, his 'discovery' by ex-Animal Chas Chandler in New York, the formation of the Experience in the UK and his launch and instant popstardom in London in , his stellar festival appearances at Monterey and Woodstock, his artistic progression, his last British concert at the end

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