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Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 1996, February 15
Directors: Murray Lerner
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Castle Music Pictures, Castle Music Pictures, BBC, BBC
Cast: Carl Palmer, John Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, Mitch Mitchell, Miles Davis, Tiny Tim, Ian Anderson, John Sebastian, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Donovan

Overview:

In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.