Friday, August 8, 2014

New Jimi Hendrix Biopic “Jimi: All Is By My Side” - Links



American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor André Benjamin is portraying Jimi Hendrix in the new biopic “Jimi: All Is by My Side”. Film was directed by Academy Award winner John Ridley and was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival last September. It will be released in the UK on August 8.

Musicians on the soundtrack of “Jimi: All Is by My Side” are Lee Sklar on bass, Waddy Wachtel on guitar and Kenny Aronoff on drums.

You may read the April, 2013 Phil Gallo interview with film producer Danny Bramson, “Inside the Hendrix Film's Beatles Coup and Why They 'Bet the House' on Andre Benjamin” at the following Billboard link.

You may also go to ultimateclassicrock.com for an interview with drummer Kenny Aronoff about the soundtrack recording sessions.

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