Keen to share his windfall, Ginger called Hendrix but could not get hold of him. Ginger had come into possession of a bottle of pure cocaine hydrochloride from a friend who worked at Charing Cross hospital. One story he told was of the night Hendrix died. Looking rather dapper in black velvet jacket and rock star shades he proceeded to give us the low-down on the highs and lows of Cream as well as life - and death - in the Sixties. We managed to grab a couple of hours with the legendary Cream drummer.Īs well known for his forthright opinions as he is for his drumming, Ginger did not disappoint. Ginger Baker, for example, happened to be in the UK for a few days buying polo horses for his polo ranch in Africa. We were fortunate to catch time with many artists who rarely give interviews. Taking a "less is more" philosophy, we set out to allow the music time to breathe avoiding the tendency to overload films with contributors would let us give the story space to unfold. It's essential to remember that his career in the spotlight lasted only four years and three studio albums dead at 27, an artist whose potential was so massive, it's hard not to reflect on his unrealised projects without a profound sense of loss.Īlongside Hendrix, we decided to also feature artists who influenced Jimi but also stamped their own indelible mark on the era - Bob Dylan, Cream, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was the roots bluesman who used new technology, perfectly bridging the past to the future to create a dazzling psychedelic present. He encapsulates the first age of rock more than any single figure a summation of all that had gone before him and a projection of all that was to come. There was only one candidate really: Jimi Hendrix. Salvation lay in the device we'd adopted for much of the series - using a central figure to take us through the story, a figure who could demonstrate the developments and transformations in that period of astonishing artistic creativity and social change. How could one possibly cover the 1960s without simply re-treading well worn paths? "To get the gig working on Seven Ages of Rock was big enough but to get the first episode was something of a weighty responsibility. Director's notes Tony Higgins Assistant producer
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