Story :An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.
Cast
Lou AdlerSelf - Music Producer
Keith AlthamSelf - Hendrix's UK Publicist
Paul CarusoSelf - Friend / Musician
Chas ChandlerSelf - Musician
Neville ChestersSelf - '68 USA Tour Manager
Billy CoxSelf - Friend / Musician
David FrickeSelf - Music Journalist
Billy GibbonsSelf - Musician
Michael GoldsteinSelf - Hendrix's USA Publicist
Ace Antonio HallSelf - Musician
Colette HarronSelf - Friend
Bob HendrixSelf - Cousin
Janie HendrixSelf - Sister
Terry JohnsonSelf - Friend
Linda KeithSelf - Friend
Eddie KramerSelf - Sound Engineer
Jim LaddSelf - Radio DJ
Michael LangSelf - Festival Promoter
Trixi LinickSelf - Music Manager
Dave MasonSelf - Musician
Paul McCartneySelf - Musician
Bob MerlisSelf - Former WB Records VP
Buddy MilesSelf - Musician / BoG Member
Mitch MitchellSelf - Musician / TJHE Member
Michelle PhillipsSelf - Musician
Fayne PridgonSelf - Friend
Noel ReddingSelf - Musician / TJHE Member
Vernon ReidSelf - Musician
Bob SantelliSelf - Music Historian
Joe SmithSelf - WB Records President
Christopher StampSelf - Track Records President
Gerry StickellsSelf - Tour Manager
Juma SultanSelf - Musician
Larry VaughnSelf - Music Promoter
Chris WelchSelf - Music Journalist
Steve WinwoodSelf - Musician
Dweezil ZappaSelf - Musician
Chuck BerrySelf - Musician (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
Al HendrixSelf - Father (archive footage)
Jimi HendrixSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Mick JaggerSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Janis JoplinSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Kit LambertSelf - Music Producer (archive footage)