Ep377: Jimi Hendrix - As Experienced by Sister Janie

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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