Artist:Jimi Hendrix
Song:Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze/Instrumental Solo
Album:Woodstock:Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
The Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 probably wouldn't be as memorable today if it hadn't been turned into a feature length film by director Michael Wadleigh. The film was so popular when it was released that it spawned a 3LP soundtrack that was also a best seller. The three day concert and soundtrack album concluded with this insane performance by Jimi Hendrix and I guess his performance typified the tone of the whole show. The other performances at Woodstock are a mixed bag but Richie Havens, Canned Heat, Country Joe & The Fish and Sly & The Family Stone deliver very memorable performances. There was also a Woodstock 2 soundtrack. This original version of Woodstock was released on 2CDs. But in 1994, Atlantic released a 4CD 25th Anniversary edition of Woodstock and a single CD called Woodstock Diary that has performances that were never released elsewhere. Of course it would be nice if Atlantic released a definitive version of Woodstock but I guess there's a lot of money to be made in splitting everything up. So here's Jimi Hendrix's complete one hour performance from Woodstock.
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