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Hidden Hendrix Footage Surfaces After 57 Years
18 Aug
Summary
- Student secretly filmed Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock performance in 1969.
- Rare footage premieres Aug. 18 in a YouTube livestream event.
- Film offers new perspective on classic Hendrix songs and performances.
A remarkable discovery from the 1969 Woodstock festival is set to premiere, offering a new look at Jimi Hendrix's legendary performance. Twenty-two-year-old drama student Albert Goodman managed to film Hendrix's closing set, a feat previously undocumented by many.
Goodman's footage, captured from just 15 feet away, includes rare views of songs such as "Purple Haze" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)." It also features Hendrix's iconic "Star Spangled Banner" and the only known footage of "Hear My Train a Comin'." This newly surfaced film, "Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock - A Second Look," is scheduled for a YouTube livestream premiere on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET.
Despite being the festival's final act, Hendrix's performance was delayed, and many attendees had already departed. The rarity of film from his set makes Goodman's documentation particularly valuable. Goodman later shared the tapes with the Hendrix family after initially storing them for thirty years. Hendrix himself viewed and approved of the footage during a chance encounter shortly after the festival.
