Jimi Hendrix

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Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix is the first comprehensive biography to authenticate the lost sessions, previously unknown recorded collaborations, and rare film and video documents of one of the most innovative and influential rock guitarists in music history.

Author Steven Roby sifts through a wealth of unreleased and commercially unavailable studio, live, and home recordings to chronicle every stage of Hendrix's career - from his early tours and recordings with Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, and Curtis Knight to jam sessions with Janis Joplin, Frank Zappa, and Stephen Stills. Each entry reveals whether the event was documented and if it is available. In several tragic instances, the recordings are lost forever.Black Gold also uncovers the stories behind little-known and forgotten work by Hendrix, including his participation in the recording of Don Covay and the Goodtimers' "Mercy, Mercy," a Top 40 hit is 1964, and his proposed collaboration with Quincy Jones. Plus, it explores Hendrix's journeys into jazz with Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk; his excursions into blues with B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy; and his backing of early rap pioneers the Last Poets.

In addition, information gleaned from exclusive interviews with people who knew him well - Al Hendrix, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Kathy Etchingham (his lover and close companion), and many others - illuminates the personal and public sides of this musical icon. A comprehensive filmography provides a wealth of information on all of Hendrix's filmed performances; forty-two photos, including several rare and many never-before-published shots, complete this exceptionally comprehensive book.

Black Gold is essential reading for every true Hendrix aficionado.