Remembering Jessie Hector with short film on Friday

Caroline Catz's film tribute to Jesse Hector will appear on the Ace Records' YouTube site on Friday (July 24) at 11 am Eastern.

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Jesse Hector In Memoriam film

On July 24 Ace Records will publish a short film In Memoriam of Jesse Hector of The Gorillas, who sadly passed away in April earlier this year. The film was shown at his West London funeral on July 16 and was put together by Caroline Catz, who in 2014 made the music documentary “A Message to the World…” about the life and music of Jesse Hector and his huge impact and influence as a truly trailblazing rock’n’roll artist.

The film can be viewed on the Ace Records YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@AceRecordsLtd) on Friday July 24th at 11 am (or 3 pm GMT). 

Obituary, farewells and personal memories about Jesse from some of his close friends can be found at: https://www.acerecords.co.uk/news/2026/jesse-hector

THE FILM:

Raymond Jesse Hector 1947-2026 - In Memoriam

Short film description + credits:

A tribute to the hugely influential British rock’n’roll icon Jesse Hector, Chiswick Recording recording artist of the Gorillas and The Hammersmith Gorillas. The film was shown to friends and family at his funeral in West London on July 16, 2026.

"God Bless, Jesse. May your memory and your rock’n’roll heart keep beating on.” - Caroline Catz, July 2026.

Directed by Caroline Catz

Edited by Luke Clayton Thompson

Executive producer Roger Armstrong

With grateful thanks to Luciano Figueira for sharing the final clip of Jesse performing at the Royal Geographical Society. Also to all the photographers and contributors who generously shared their work in celebration of Jesse and his memory. 

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