Jimi Hendrix
‘Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision’ Review: Straightforward Doc Illuminates a Momentous Offstage Chapter of Rock History
The people who helped the music icon realize his groundbreaking idea for a recording studio tell the story of how it was done in John McDermott's oral history.
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‘Ronnie’s’: Film Review | DOC NYC 2020
Oliver Murray's documentary 'Ronnie's,' a tribute to the storied London jazz club and its namesake founder, includes clips of Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and more doing what they did best.
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‘Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall’: Film Review | SXSW 2019
One of the greatest-ever rock and roll photographers gets a colorful eulogy in Alfred George Bailey's image-stuffed 'Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall.'
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‘Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church’: Film Review
Jimi Hendrix's last major concert appearance in America is the centerpiece of 'Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church,' a documentary featuring footage that went undeveloped for decades.
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‘The Terry Kath Experience’: Film Review | TIFF 2016
First-time documentary director Michelle Kath Sinclair pays cinematic tribute to her late father, Terry Kath from the band Chicago.
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A June To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A.
Not tempted by the early-summer multiplex menu? Check out these retrospective and revival offerings this month in L.A., including works by queer directors during Hollywood's Golden Age, classic concert films and movies about witches.
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Jimi Hendrix Family Suing Shop Owner for Guitar
A Tucson shop owner says he purchased the allegedly stolen guitar from someone who bought it from Sheldon Reynolds, Janie Hendrix's ex-husband and a former member of Earth, Wind, and Fire.
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‘Hustlers Convention’: Film Review
British-made passion-project documentary pays tribute to a highly influential cult album from the dawn of hip-hop, with cameos by some famous musical fans
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Blues Legend B.B. King Dies at 89
The Mississippi guitar aficionado and father of Lucille was a tireless road warrior.
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‘Lord of the Rings’ Composer Howard Shore on Scoring 80 Movies: “I Often Felt Like Frodo”
Shore, set to receive the 2014 Maestro Award at the Billboard/THR Film and TV Music Conference, looks back at his long career, from playing sax in a Canadian rock band to scoring Oscar-winning films for Scorsese and Cronenberg
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Long-Disputed Early Jimi Hendrix Masters to Go to Legacy Recordings
Recordings of him moonlighting as a session guitarist with Curtis Knight & the Squires from 1965-'67 are cleared for release.
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‘Jimi: All Is by My Side’ Trailer: Andre Benjamin Plays Jimi Hendrix (Video)
Hayley Atwell and Imogen Poots co-star in the biopic about the rock star's early career, hitting theaters Sept. 26.
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