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'Electric Purgatory' is a documentary that examines the struggles of black rock musicians and the industry's ambivalence towards them by combining scintillating performance footage and provocative interview clips. 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 also attempts to dissect the stigma black rock musicians face in the black community and more importantly how to bring black audiences back into the fold.
Original Release
06/30/2005
US Release
06/30/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Flip Barnes | Self |
| Chuck Berry | (archive footage) |
| Charlie Braxton | Self |
| Cody ChesnuTT | Self |
| Eddie Cotton Jr. | Self |
| Fishbone | Themselves |
| God Forbid | Themselves |
| Jimi Hazel | Self |
| Jimi Hendrix | Self |
| Sara Hill | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Flip Barnes | Self |
| Chuck Berry | (archive footage) |
| Charlie Braxton | Self |
| Cody ChesnuTT | Self |
| Eddie Cotton Jr. | Self |
| Fishbone | Themselves |
| God Forbid | Themselves |
| Jimi Hazel | Self |
| Jimi Hendrix | Self |
| Sara Hill | Self |
| Nefertiti Jones | Self |
| Little Richard | (archive footage) |
| Jonah Matranga | Self |
| Darrel McNeil | Self |
| Darrell McNeil | Self |
| Angelo Moore | Self |
| Doug Pinnick | Self |
| Prince | Self |
| Questlove | Self |
| Vernon Reid | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raymond Gayle | Executive Producer |
| Marc Newsome | Producer |
