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Jimi Hendrix Videography

Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970. He appeared in several commercially released films of concerts and documentaries about his career, including two popular 1960s music festival films – Monterey Pop (1968) and Woodstock (1970). A short documentary, Experience (1968), also known as See My Music Talking, was also screened.

At the time of his death, two concert films were in development. Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) was the first film featuring Hendrix to be issued posthumously. A second, tentatively titled The Last Experience, was filmed of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's last British concert. However, legal difficulties have prevented its release. Additionally, a theatrical film, with incidental music and 17 minutes of Hendrix's performing, was released as Rainbow Bridge (1971). In 1973, the first attempt at a biographical documentary film, titled Jimi Hendrix was released.

Over the years, many concert films and documentaries have been forthcoming. In addition to full-length performances at Monterey and Woodstock, Hendrix's 1970 concerts at the Isle of Wight and the Atlanta International Pop Festivals have been released on video. DVD releases of several of these and the earlier films have been certified as "Gold" and "Platinum" in several countries. The 2013 documentary Hear My Train A Comin' received an Emmy Award in 2014.

Concert films

List of concert films with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications
Year Title Details Songs Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Refs
1971 Jimi Plays Berkeley
  • Location: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  • Date: May 30, 1970
  • Director: Peter Pilafian
  • Re-released with additional material (2003)
  • Platinum (2003 DVD US)

1985 Johnny B. Goode
1987 Jimi Plays Monterey
1990 Jimi Hendrix: At the Isle of Wight
1992 Jimi Hendrix: At the Atlanta Pop Festival
  • "Fire"
  • "Spanish Castle Magic"
  • "All Along the Watchtower"
  • "Foxy Lady"
  • "Purple Haze"
  • "Hey Joe"
  • "Red House"
  • "Stone Free"
  • "The Star Spangled Banner"
  • "Voodoo Child"
1999 Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
  • Gold (US)
2002 Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight
  • Location: Isle of Wight Festival 1970, East Afton Farm, Isle of Wight
  • Date: August 30, 1970
  • Director: Murray Lerner
  • Remake of Jimi Hendrix: At the Isle of Wight with additional material
  • Platinum (US)
  • Gold (AUS)

2005 Live at Woodstock
  • Location: Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, New York
  • Date: August 18, 1969
  • Director: Janie Hendrix, John McDermott
  • Remake of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock with additional material
  • 4× Multi-platinum (US)
  • Platinum (AUS)

2007 Live at Monterey
  • Location: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California
  • Date: June 18, 1967
  • Director: D. A. Pennebaker
  • Remake of Jimi Plays Monterey with additional material
  • Gold (US)
2015 Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
  • Location: Atlanta International Pop Festival, Byron, Georgia
  • Date: July 4, 1970
  • Director: John McDermott
  • Remake of Jimi Hendrix: At the Atlanta Pop Festival with additional material

Documentaries

List of documentaries with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications
Year Title Details Songs Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Refs
1968 Experience a.k.a. See My Music Talking
  • Locations and dates: various, including Opera House, Blackpool, England (November 25, 1967); Bruce Fleming Photo Studio, London (December 19, 1967)
  • Director: Peter Neal
  • Re-released as Experience Jimi Hendrix with additional material (2001)
1973 Jimi Hendrix
  • Locations and dates: various
  • Director: Joe Boyd
  • Re-released with additional material (2005)
1989 Jimi Hendrix
  • Program: The South Bank Show, Season 13, Episode 3 (October 1, 1989)
  • Locations and dates: various
1997 Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland – Classic Albums
  • Locations and dates: various, including A Happening For Lulu (January 4, 1969)
  • Director: Roger Pomphrey
  • Re-released as At Last... The Beginning (2008)
1999 Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore East
  • Location: Fillmore East, New York City
  • Dates: December 31, 1969 – January 1, 1970
  • Platinum (US)

Jimi Hendrix: The Man They Made God
  • Program: Reputations, Season 6, Episode 6 (June 5, 1999)
  • Locations and dates: various
  • Director: Christopher Olgiati
2001 Experience Jimi Hendrix
  • Location and dates: various, including Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden (January 9, 1969)
  • Director: Peter Neal
  • Re-release of Experience with additional material
  • Platinum (US)
2002 Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
  • Program: The Dick Cavett Show,
  • Location: ABC Studios, New York City
  • Dates: July 7 & September 8, 1969
  • Director: Bob Smeaton
  • "Hear My Train A Comin'"
  • "Izabella"/"Machine Gun"
2004 Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut Story
  • Location & dates: various
  • Director: Steve Vogel
  • Interviews only
2006 Hendrix & the Blues a.k.a. Jimi Hendrix :Blues [sic]
  • Locations & dates: various
  • Director: Alex Gibney, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott
2008 At Last... The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland
  • Locations and dates: various, including A Happening For Lulu (January 4, 1969)
  • Director: Roger Pomphrey
  • Remake of Classic Albums with additional material
  • "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"

2010 Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
  • Locations and dates: various
  • Director: Bob Smeaton
2013 Hear My Train a Comin'
  • Program: American Masters (November 6, 2013)
  • Locations and dates: various
  • Director: Bob Smeaton
2020 Music, Money, Madness ... Jimi Hendrix in Maui
  • Location: Upcountry Maui, Hawaii
  • Date: July 30, 1970
  • Director: John McDermott

Music performances in other films

List of music performances in other films with year, title, details, director, and sales certifications
Year Title Details Songs Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Refs
1968 Monterey Pop
1970 Woodstock
1971 Rainbow Bridge
  • Location: Vibratory Color/Sound Experiment, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii
  • Date: July 30, 1970
  • Director: Chuck Wein
  • Restored full-length film (2000)
  • Gold (2000 DVD US)

1977 The Day the Music Died
  • Location: New York Pop Festival, Randall's Island, New York
  • Date: July 17, 1970
  • Director: Bert Tenzer
  • "Foxy Lady"
  • "The Star-Spangled Banner"
1988 Rock and Roll Greatest Years: 1967, Vol. 1
1989 Superstars in Concert
  • "Hey Joe"
  • "Wild Thing"
1997 Message to Love
  • "Message to Love"
  • "Machine Gun"
  • "Voodoo Child"
  • "Foxy Lady"
  • "Purple Haze"

See also