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New short film explores Jimi Hendrix’s life in New York

A new short film about Jimi Hendrix’s life in New York has just been released, narrated by E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt. The nine-minute film, Jimi Hendrix’s New York, features archival photos and video, with Stevie walking fans through Jimi’s time in the ...
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On This Day, Sept. 18, 1970: Jimi Hendrix died at age 27

On This Day, Sept. 18, 1970 ... Rocker Jimi Hendrix died after being found unconscious at London’s Samarkand Hotel. A coroner later ruled he died after asphyxiating on his own vomit after taking barbiturates. Hendrix was only 27 years old when he passed, but he had already left ...
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New Jimi Hendrix documentary in the works

A new documentary about Jimi Hendrix is in the works, to be directed by The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen, Variety reports.The doc, Jimi, will be the first full-length film about the legendary performer, who passed away in 1970. It will focus ...
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Epiphone debuts new Jimi Hendrix “Love Drops” Flying V guitar

Epiphone is giving Jimi Hendrix fans a chance to get their hands on a replica of one of his classic guitars.The company has teamed with Gibson Custom for a new Jimi Hendrix “Love Drops” Flying V guitar, a recreation of the guitar Hendrix customized ...
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Jimi Hendrix’s “Monterey” guitar named the most iconic guitar of all time

While there will always be debate over who's the greatest guitarist of all time, Billboard has decided to instead look at their instruments.The publication has just come out with its list of the 100 most iconic guitars of all time. It was decided on by a ...
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On This Day, Aug. 26, 1970: Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios opened in New York City

On This Day, Aug. 26, 1970 ...Electric Lady Studios, a recording studio commissioned by Jimi Hendrix, opened in New York’s Greenwich Village. It was the first commercial studio owned by an artist.Planning for the studio began in 1968. It was constructed specifically for Hendrix, ...
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New York street officially named after Jimi Hendrix

When the "Crosstown Traffic" gets too heavy in New York City, drivers can now turn onto Jimi Hendrix Way.A block in Greenwich Village that includes 52 West 8th St. — the address of Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios — was temporarily renamed after the iconic guitarist ...
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Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios work explored in new box set, featuring new documentary

A treasure trove of previously unreleased music from the Jimi Hendrix Experience will be released in September as part of a new box set dedicated to Hendrix's legendary New York studio, Electric Lady.Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, dropping Sept. 13 as a ...
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Watch the first trailer for new doc about Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios

Music fans are getting their first look at an upcoming documentary about Jimi Hendrix’s famed music studio, Electric Lady Studios.A trailer for the film, Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, directed by John McDermott, has just been released, featuring archival footage and photos showing the building ...
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New documentary to focus on Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios

A new documentary about Jimi Hendrix’s famed Electric Lady Studios in New York is expected to hit theaters this summer.Abramorama has nabbed the global rights to Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, directed by John McDermott, who also directed two other Hendrix docs: Electric ...