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    Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

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    Poster of the movie Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
    2005     Musical documentary    
    USA
    1h 25min

    Electric Purgatory is a documentary that examines the struggles of black rock musicians and the industry's ambivalence towards them. Director Raymond Gayle spent the better part of a year traveling around the United States interviewing many of Black Rock's elite including Fishbone, Vernon Reid, Adam Falcon, Jimi Hazel and Cody Chesnutt. Distinguished journalists such as Flip Barnes, Darrell McNeil, Charlie Braxton, and Greg Tate, share their opinions and insight on the dilemma facing these artists. The film will explore the origins of the Black Rock Coalition and its relevance in the music industry. The project will also take a look at the stigma Black Rock musicians face in the Black community and more importantly how to bring the Black audiences back into the fold.

    Directed byRaymond Gayle
    Written byRaymond Gayle

    Featuring

    Flip Barnes
    Chuck Berry
    Charlie Braxton
    Cody ChesnuTT
    Eddie Cotton Jr.
    Fishbone
    God Forbid
    Jimi Hazel
    Jimi Hendrix
    Sara Hill
    Nefertiti Jones
    Little Richard
    Jonah Matranga
    Darrel McNeil
    Darrell McNeil
    Angelo Moore
    Doug Pinnick
    Prince
    Vernon Reid
    The Soul of John Black
    Sound Barrier
    Greg Tate
    Ahmir-Khalib Thompson

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