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HENDRIX: EVERYTHING BUT THE GUITAR (320kbs-m4a/122mb/53mins)
BBC Radio 4 podcast: 25th November 2022
When you think of Jimi Hendrix, you think of the guitar. Since the 1960s he's consistently topped polls of the greatest guitarist of all time. But there are so many other remarkable layers to this man and musician.
On what would have been his 80th birthday, fans from music, literature and academia weigh up all of the other things that should be celebrated about Jimi, but so often aren't: Leon Hendrix remembers his big brother as a spiritual force. Professor Paul Gilroy analyses Jimi's commitment to peace. Kronos Quartet violinist David Harrington discusses Jimi the composer. The Happy Mondays vocalist Rowetta appreciates Jimi the singer. Poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib unpicks Jimi's approach to wordplay. And author and academic Sarita Cannon evaluates Jimi as a mixed heritage icon.
Meanwhile, 1960s archive interviews from Hendrix give us a fresh perspective on the man himself.
Narrator: Cerys Matthews
Producer: Redzi Bernard
Executive Producer: Jack Howson
Sound Mix: Olga Reed
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 4
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 23 - 4. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 28th June 2022
America's national anthem was written by a lawyer, Francis Scott Key, after watching the British navy bombing Fort McHenry in 1814.
It was set to an English social men's club song and recognized as the national anthem in 1889. Notoriously difficult to sing, and traditionally played at public sports events and orchestral concerts, the anthem has inspired emotion and attracted controversy.
We hear from:
Dr John Carlos who along with Dr Tommie Smith, raised their fists on the Olympic podium in the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 as the anthem was played.
Jose Feliciano who sang the anthem at the 1968 World series and provoked criticism.
Conrad Netting IV who discovered the truth about his fighter pilot father's history which led him to a cemetery in Normandy.
Writer Crista Cloutier who associated it with President Obama's election.
Members of the Coldstream Guards band who played the anthem at the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace the day after 9/11.
And Leon Hendrix, Jimi's brother, who was in the army at the time of Woodstock, and was put on 'potato peeling duty' because of the 'dishonourable' version his brother had played.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
HENDRIX ON THE RADIO - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th June 2017
Mark Lamarr continues his look back at the BBC sessions recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Wild Thing
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Bold As Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Day Tripper
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
HENDRIX ON THE RADIO - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th June 2017
Mark Lamarr looks back at the BBC sessions recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Sunshine Of Your Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Radio One You're The One For Me
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Driving South
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Killing Floor
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Stone Free
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
JIMI HENDRIX: MADE IN LONDON - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/64mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th June 2017
Johnnie Walker examines the nine months that Jimi Hendrix spent in London from September 1966 - a time of transformation that turned him from an unknown into a world rock superstar.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Stone Free
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Third Stone From The Sun
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Third Stone From The Sun
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Red House
JIMI HENDRIX: MADE IN LONDON - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 6th June 2017
Johnnie Walker examines the nine months that Jimi Hendrix spent in London from September 1966 - a time of transformation that turned him from an unknown into a world rock superstar.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze [Polydor]
Jimi Hendrix - Catfish Blues [Experience Hendrix]
King Curtis - Slow Drag [Capitol]
Little Richard - Keep A Knockin' [Fan/Speciality]
Tim Rose - Hey Joe [CBS]
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe [MCA]
Jimi Hendrix - May This Be Love [Polydor]
Cream - Strange Brew [Connoisseur Collection]
Jimi Hendrix - Killing Floor [Experience Hendrix]
Jimi Hendrix - Drivin' South (Take 2) [Essential]
Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic [Polydor]
Jimi Hendrix - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Polydor]
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd February 2017
Richard Skinner tells the story of the live session recordings Jimi Hendrix made for the BBC.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Radio One [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy Lady (Take 1) [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Stone Free [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Love Or Confusion [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Killing Floor [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Wild Thing [Experience]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Castle Communications]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Stevie Wonder - Jammin'
The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd September 2016
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Day Tripper (Radio 1 Session)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hear My Train A Comin' (Radio 1 Session)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Spanish Castle Magic (Radio 1 Session)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Wait Until Tomorrow (Radio 1 Session)