Keep On Grooving

Video podcast for this year's edition of the special featuring the Keep On Grooving Yule Log and a rundown of what videos make good gifts for the Hendrix fan in your life.

Jimi goes back into the studio with Curtis Knight and opens for the Mamas and the Papas at the Hollywood Bowl, yielding his latest album.

We go over the summer tour (or string of multi-night stands) including a week in San Francisco, the recording of a new single, on tour with a group of TV stars (and a look at their career) and a return to Curtis Knight.

We take a look at a number of films that have used Hendrix songs on their soundtracks, then go over the two Hendrix biographies that were unable to use Jimi's music, and finally go over the extras on the 1973 film's DVD, the extra footage added to the Jimi Plays Berkeley Blu-ray and the original 123 minute version of Rainbow Bridge.

A look ahead to what's coming up in the next year: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at the Hollywood Bowl, the return of the Keep On Grooving Holiday Special, the 1969 European tour, a look at the band Traffic and maybe, hopefully, the Electric Lady Studios box set...fingers crossed.

We take a look at the home video releases during the Experience Hendrix era on DVD and Blu-ray, plus a side by side look at the different versions of the concert films for Monterey, Woodstock, Atlanta Pop and Isle of Wight

The home video market of the 80s gave studios the opportunity to mine their back catalog for video footage and the Hendrix camp was no exception. Several major festival performances were finally released as was a Rockumentary on MTV.

We detail several sets of performances on TV in Europe and the US, talk about his three big screen appearances during his lifetimes and the three projects that came out in the years immediately after his death.

Eric plays on sessions with a blues legend and his best friend's epic solo album, while falling for his wife. He then turns that turmoil into a classic double album assisted by one the greatest guitarists of his generation. Then it all comes crashing down when addiction takes over his life.

Eric Clapton goes from one supergroup to the next, but Blind Faith ends before it could even get started. He then plays with various other artists and hooks up with good time rockers Delaney & Bonnie. With their help, he ends up gaining the confidence to make his own solo album.