Purple Haze although Hendrix described it as a love song. "Purple Haze" is one of Hendrix's best-known songs and appears on many Hendrix compilation albums. The song featured regularly in concerts and each of Hendrix's group configurations issued live recordings. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and is included on lists of the greatest guitar songs, including at number two by "Rolling Stone" and number one by "Q" magazine. By January 5, 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience's first single, "Hey Joe", backed with "Stone Free", had peaked at number six on the UK record chart. "Hey Joe" was not
Jimi Hendrix (film) film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix. This title was used on the 2005 DVD cover and theatrical poster. The soundtrack to the film features 12 songs as well as excerpts of interviews with Hendrix, his father Al Hendrix, Little Richard and others. The estate of Jimi Hendrix authorized the 1973 film to be re-released on video and DVD in 1999. An expanded DVD edition was issued in 2005, featuring a new documentary, "From the Ukulele to the Strat", with more remembrances of Hendrix through interviews with family and friends, the making of "Dolly Dagger", with producer-engineer