{"id":2102738,"date":"2026-08-20T11:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102738"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:54:04","slug":"footage-unearthed-from-drama-student-who-filmed-jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-performance-from-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102738","title":{"rendered":"Footage unearthed from drama student who filmed Jimi Hendrix\u2019s Woodstock performance from the stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jimi-hendrix@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Footage unearthed from drama student who filmed Jimi Hendrix\u2019s Woodstock performance from the stage<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The newly-discovered footage is being shown in new concert film celebrating 57 years since the iconic set<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T12:54:04+01:00\">20th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jimi-hendrix@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Jimi Hendrix performs live.\" title=\"jimi-hendrix@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jimi Hendrix performs live. CREDIT: David Redfern\/Redferns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Footage has been unearthed from Jimi Hendrix\u2019s iconic Woodstock performance, which was filmed by a drama student who snuck onto the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The now-legendary gig took place at Woodstock in Bethel, New York, in 1969, where the guitar icon took to the stage with his newly formed band Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, a.k.a. Band of Gypsys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>That band included bassist Billy Cox, guitarist Larry Lee, and percussionists Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez, and drummer Mitch Mitchell \u2013 the latter of which also being a part of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.<\/p>\n<p>The set closed out the festival, and is now set to mark its 57th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a new film called <em>Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock \u2014 A Second Look<\/em> has been released, and it features rarely seen footage from the show.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Message To Love - From the film Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock - A Second Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CaJjskf2s0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Some of that new material is recently unearthed footage from a 22-year-old drama student, who snuck onto the stage during the set and filmed some of it using two open-reel videotapes.<\/p>\n<p>The student in question was Albert Goodman, who hid behind a friend carrying a guitar to get access to the stage, and filmed it from behind percussionist Juma Sultan. He was assumed to be a member of the film crew who were hired to capture footage of the whole show, and his footage shows Hendrix standing just 15 feet in front of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the newly unearthed footage, Hendrix is seen playing \u2018Purple Haze\u2019, \u2018Voodoo Child\u2019, \u2018Message To Love\u2019, and his interpretation of \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019, as well as rare footage of him playing \u2018Hear My Train a Comin\u2019\u2019. Find the footage of \u2018Message To Love\u2019 above.<\/p>\n<p>In the days after the gig, Goodman went hitchhiking and coincidentally met a driver who was friends with people who were working with Jimi Hendrix. After telling him about the footage he captured at Woodstock, the driver made plans for the student to screen the footage for Hendrix himself.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: An Inside Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfGyylmR-aI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>After storing the footage for three decades, Goodman then made it available to the late-guitarist\u2019s family. It is now available to view in the new <em>Live at Woodstock \u2014 A Second Look<\/em> film, which premiered on YouTube on August 18.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In other Jimi Hendrix news, back in May Marshall honoured the rock legend with \u201ccosmic-inspired\u201d amps and speakers. 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Band of Gypsys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>That band included bassist Billy Cox, guitarist Larry Lee, and percussionists Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez, and drummer Mitch Mitchell \u2013 the latter of which also being a part of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.<\/p>\n<p>The set closed out the festival, and is now set to mark its 57th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a new film called <em>Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock \u2014 A Second Look<\/em> has been released, and it features rarely seen footage from the show.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Message To Love - From the film Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock - A Second Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CaJjskf2s0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Some of that new material is recently unearthed footage from a 22-year-old drama student, who snuck onto the stage during the set and filmed some of it using two open-reel videotapes.<\/p>\n<p>The student in question was Albert Goodman, who hid behind a friend carrying a guitar to get access to the stage, and filmed it from behind percussionist Juma Sultan. He was assumed to be a member of the film crew who were hired to capture footage of the whole show, and his footage shows Hendrix standing just 15 feet in front of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the newly unearthed footage, Hendrix is seen playing \u2018Purple Haze\u2019, \u2018Voodoo Child\u2019, \u2018Message To Love\u2019, and his interpretation of \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019, as well as rare footage of him playing \u2018Hear My Train a Comin\u2019\u2019. Find the footage of \u2018Message To Love\u2019 above.<\/p>\n<p>In the days after the gig, Goodman went hitchhiking and coincidentally met a driver who was friends with people who were working with Jimi Hendrix. After telling him about the footage he captured at Woodstock, the driver made plans for the student to screen the footage for Hendrix himself.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: An Inside Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfGyylmR-aI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>After storing the footage for three decades, Goodman then made it available to the late-guitarist\u2019s family. It is now available to view in the new <em>Live at Woodstock \u2014 A Second Look<\/em> film, which premiered on YouTube on August 18.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In other Jimi Hendrix news, back in May Marshall honoured the rock legend with \u201ccosmic-inspired\u201d amps and speakers. Before then, the estates of Jimi Hendrix\u2019s bandmates lost their copyright case against Sony Music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/footage-unearthed-from-drama-student-who-filmed-jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-performance-from-the-stage-3963821&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jimi-hendrix@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Footage unearthed from drama student who filmed Jimi Hendrix\u2019s Woodstock performance from the stage The newly-discovered footage is being shown in new concert film celebrating 57 years since the iconic set By Liberty Dunworth 20th August 2026 Jimi Hendrix performs live. 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