Jimi Hendrix to be honoured with new Blue Plaque in London
The City of London is going to honour Jimi Hendrix with another Blue Plaque. READ MORE: Inside Jimi Hendrix’s blood-spattered record collection The plaque will be located at the Hard Rock Hotel in Marble Arch and will be unveiled on June 10 alongside the ‘Experience Hendrix L.L.C’ event. The location marks Hendrix’s last London residence, which was then known as the Cumberland Hotel. Hendrix also wrote the lyrics to ‘Look Over Yonder’ and ‘Suddenly November Morning’ on the hotel’s stationary. Advertisement As part of the celebrations, there will be a screening of the Grammy-nominated documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix In Maui as well as a question-and-answer session with Jimi’s sister Janie Hendrix, his producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, and the film’s director John McDermott. The first Blue Plaque honouring Jimi was unveiled in 1997 at his 1968-69 Mayfair residence. In a statement, Janie Hendrix said: “I’m so proud of my brother Jimi and his being honoured again in London. His mission was to spread love across the world through his music, and we continue to see that come to fruition all these years later. “Eddie, John and I all look forward to interacting with people on June 10, whose lives were touched by Jimi in London… Read More →
