Jimi Hendrix Talks to Dick Cavett in 1969 About His Electric Church

Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

In this 1969 episode, Jimi Hendrix talks about the influence of electricity in his music.