Hendrix's lost weekend to appear in new film

The legendary musician disappeared for a few days in September 1969, the apparent victim of a hoax kidnapping allegedly staged by his managerJimi Hendrix's legendary "lost weekend" is set to form the basis of a new film.Slide will reportedly reconstruct an incident in September 1969 in which the musician became the victim of a hoax kidnapping, reputedly orchestrated by his manager.The film's writer and director, RH Greene, told TwentyFourBit.com there was "strong circumstantial evidence" that th...

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00:05 on December 23 2009

My best shot: Jimi Hendrix by Gered Mankowitz

Guardian Music — Gered Mankowitz: 'The few photographs taken of him performing dominated the media â€¦ I just tried to give him an opportunity to give something to the camera'With tha... more info

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07:11 on December 23 2009

Jimi Hendrix's 'Lost Weekend' film in the works

NME — 'Slide' will be about the alleged hoax kidnapping of the guitarist more info

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15:52 on December 23 2009