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Ep377: Jimi Hendrix - As Experienced by Sister Janie

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Janie Hendrix shares memories of her brother Jimi, what's in the Hendrix archives, stories of stolen memorabilia, hunting down rare recordings, her new book "Jimi" and more.

Topics include:

  • What are in the Jimi Hendrix archives?

  • The early days of pulling together Jimi’s recordings and items

  • Paul Allen of Microsoft funded the family to get the rights for Jimi’s work

  • What happened to Jimi’s records?

  • Lots of Jimi material was stolen

  • Counterfeit Jimi Hendrix memorabilia

  • People coming to visit the Hendrix family after Jimi’s passing

  • Jimi’s gold albums were stolen from the family in 1986

  • There are many other recordings still unaccounted for

  • Is there a recording of Jimi’s early appearance at the Apollo

  • Jimi communications while on the road

  • When “Jimmy” became “Jimi”

  • Any recordings from the Sue Records period?

  • Any recordings from his Café Wha? gigs?

  • How the family learned of Jimi’s popularity in the UK

  • The partnership with Jimi and Eddie Kramer

  • Jimi and Zappa / Mothers Cover

  • Working w Dweezil Zappa on Atmos mixes

  • Recordings in the archive

  • Finding & restoring the tapes and video for the Miami Pop festival

  • Unique items in the archive

  • Janie’s memories of Jimi in 1970

  • Janie and Jimi’s Cosmic Promise

  • The next projects of the Hendrix Estate

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at the Los Angeles Forum

  • The various international covers of Hendrix LPs

  • Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix covering one another

  • Any lost recordings and collaborations with Jimi

  • Interview wrap up

The new book "Jimi"

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