Live at Woodstock
is a posthumous
live album
by
Jimi Hendrix
It documents
most of
his performance
at the
Woodstock Festival
on
August 18, 1969,
and contains
Hendrix's
iconic interpretation
of
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
and other songs
from the original
festival film
and
soundtrack album.
Background and Recording
Woodstock was
Hendrix's
first public performance
since the breakup of
the Jimi Hendrix Experience
on
June 29, 1969.
At Woodstock,
he was accompanied by
an expanded
lineup of backing musicians.
The short-lived group
has been informally
referred to as
"Gypsy Sun and Rainbows",
after a comment
Hendrix made
during the performance:
Hendrix's set began
at 9 a.m.
and lasted for
about two hours;
he played to a
dwindling
Monday morning
audience.
The set closed the festival.
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