Andre Benjamin-Starring Jimi Hendrix Biopic Can’t Use Hendrix Songs, Will Cover The Beatles Instead
By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2012 10:00 am EST
In other words, unless something changed, the Jimi Handrix biopic would not have any Jimi Hendrix music. Nothing has changed, and now we know that the film will feature covers of songs by The Beatles, Muddy Waters, and other artists. But given the way Hendrix used to play cover sets before his explosion in popularity, that’s not such a weird or bad thing.
The statement from Experience Hendrix LLC said that the estate “has made it known many times in the past that no such film, were it to include original music or copyrights created by Jimi Hendrix, can be undertaken without its full participation.”
Rolling Stone reports that the film, which is set during the window of Hendrix’s career upswing in ‘66 and ‘67, will feature Benjamin covering songs that Hendrix covered at that time, including,
Benjamin’s band for the cover versions includes Waddy Wachtel (session guitaris for Keith Richards, Stevie Nicks and Linda Ronstadt), Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Jackson Browne and Phil Collins bassist), and Kenny Aronoff (former John Mellencamp drummer).
