Having celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Hendrix's historic 1970 performance
at the Isle Of Wight Festival Of Music this year. Experience Hendrix has
teamed with Academy Award winning producer Murray Lerner to document that
celebrated performance with an all new 102 minute documentary concert film,
Blue Wild Angel. Writer Jym Fahey interviews Lerner in this candid
discussion about that original event and Lerner's involvement in several
other classic music moments.
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Take a candid behind-the-scenes look at the production of the critically
acclaimed release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, a stunning 4CD/8LP
box set released in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of Hendrix's
tragic 1970 passing. Interviewer Steven C. Pesant talks to the project's
co-executive producer John McDermott on the approach that Experience Hendrix
took on this stunning endeavor. McDermott's discussion provides additional
background information on several of the key tracks, the majority of which,
have previously been unreleased.
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In the Fall 2000 print edition of Experience Hendrix, we detailed Jimi's two
May 8, 1970 concerts at the University Of Oklahoma at Norman. This important
research, spearheaded by Rob Collins, Entertainment reporter for the Norman
Transcript, deepened our understanding of the events which surrounded Jimi's
appearance at the university. Articles such as this make it clear just how
profound an impact Jimi had on a cross section of young people fortunate
enough to have met him or viewed his talent first hand. Furthermore,
Collins' effort unearthed a number of fascinating historical details, as
well as previously unpublished photographs. The photography work of Rick
Vittenson has proven to be one of those fortuitous discoveries. Vittenson
was present for the May 1970 concert in Norman, but he has chosen to also
share his photographs and recollections of a special meeting with Jimi
Hendrix in Dallas, Texas on April 20, 1969.
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