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    • Jimi Hendrix - Elvis Presley's first guitar, an acoustic guitar manufactured by Kay is one of the many items shown during Guernsey's Auction House preview in New York on September 14, 2011 of items to be sold during 'Rock & Roll Auction' on September 24 and 25, 2011 including artwork by Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon.
    • Jimi Hendrix - Various items including a photo of the Beatles are shown during Guernsey's Auction House preview in New York on September 14, 2011 of items to be sold during 'Rock & Roll Auction' on September 24 and 25, 2011 including artwork by Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon.
    • Jimi Hendrix - NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 14: Original artwork by Jimi Hendrix on display during the Guernsey's Rock & Roll Auction Press Preview at Guernsey's Auction House on September 14, 2011 in New York City.
    • Jimi Hendrix - The first stage guitar used by Jimi Hendrix is seen during the preview day of the 'Icons and Idols' and 'Property from the Life and Career of Johnny Cash' auctions at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on November 19. 2010. The auctions will be held in Beverly Hills next December 3 and 4.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200,000-300,00 and part of rock and pop music memorabilia, is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York in advance of the 04 December auction. Also seen is a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2,000-3,000.
    • Jimi Hendrix - Rock and pop music memorabilia is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York, in advance of the 04 December auction. From left are : a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar in sunburst finish owned by Jimi Hendrix, estimated price of USD 80 000 to 120 000; a rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200 000 to 300 000 ; a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2000 to 3000; and a demonstration album of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', 1963, from the personal archives of Suze Rotolo, the woman in the album cover photo with Dylan, estimated at USD 8000 to 12 000.
    • Jimi Hendrix - The first stage guitar used by Jimi Hendrix is seen during the preview day of the 'Icons and Idols' and 'Property from the Life and Career of Johnny Cash' auctions at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on November 19. 2010. The auctions will be held in Beverly Hills next December 3 and 4.
    • Jimi Hendrix - Rock and pop music memorabilia is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York, in advance of the 04 December auction. From left are : a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar in sunburst finish owned by Jimi Hendrix, estimated price of USD 80 000 to 120 000; a rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200 000 to 300 000 ; a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2000 to 3000; and a demonstration album of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', 1963, from the personal archives of Suze Rotolo, the woman in the album cover photo with Dylan, estimated at USD 8000 to 12 000.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200,000-300,00 and part of rock and pop music memorabilia, is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York in advance of the 04 December auction. Also seen is a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2,000-3,000.
    • Jimi Hendrix - LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Black and white prints of Jimi Hendrix are laid out from the vast collection of historic photographs stored in the Hulton Archive on May 13, 2011 in London, England. The comprehensive archive contains pictures created at the birth of photography in the early 1800s and covers every era and event through to the 21st century. Staff at the Hulton Archive are employed on a wide range of jobs including: conservation, retouching, hand-printing, scanning and archiving.
    • Jimi Hendrix - LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: A Fender sign is displayed in a store on Denmark Street on April 20, 2011 in London, England. Denmark Street, in the Soho area of central London, traces its musical connections back to the 1890s and is famous for its connection to contemporary British music after recording studios started setting up there in the 1960s. Many world-renowned recording artists, including: Jimi Hendrix, The Sex Pistols and Elton John have played and recorded in the street. The Rolling Stones recorded their first album in 1964 at the street's Regent Sounds Studio's. Known as London's 'Tin Pan Alley' Denmark Street is regarded as one of, if not the, best music streets in Europe and contains numerous specialist music shops, with many boasting of a long and prestigious musical history.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A view of the front of the Chelsea Hotel in New York, January 10, 2011. The Chelsea Hotel, a haven for struggling artists for over 50 years, is for sale since October 2010. The 12-floor, 250-room landmark hotel, was built in 1883 and hosted celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Arthur Miller and his wife Marylin Monroe, musicians Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and punk rocker Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols who killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen there in 1978 in a drug-induced stupor.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A view of the art-decorated stairway at the Chelsea Hotel in New York, January 10, 2011. The Chelsea Hotel, a haven for struggling artists for over 50 years, is for sale since October 2010. The 12-floor, 250-room landmark hotel, was built in 1883 and hosted celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Arthur Miller and his wife Marylin Monroe, musicians Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and punk rocker Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols who killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen there in 1978 in a drug-induced stupor.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A sign at the entrance at the entrance of the Chelsea Hotel in New York, January 10, 2011. The Chelsea Hotel, a haven for struggling artists for over 50 years, is for sale since October 2010. The 12-floor, 250-room landmark hotel, was built in 1883 and hosted celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Arthur Miller and his wife Marylin Monroe, musicians Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and punk rocker Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols who killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen there in 1978 in a drug-induced stupor.
    • Jimi Hendrix - A phone in a room of long-time resident and writer Ed Hamilton at the Chelsea Hotel in New York, January 10, 2011. The Chelsea Hotel, a haven for struggling artists for over 50 years, is for sale since October 2010. The 12-floor, 250-room landmark hotel, was built in 1883 and hosted celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Arthur Miller and his wife Marylin Monroe, musicians Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and punk rocker Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols who killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen there in 1978 in a drug-induced stupor.
    • Jimi Hendrix - LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Jimi Hendrix's Epiphone FT79 guitar is displayed at Bonhams auctioneers on December 10, 2010 in London, England. The guitar, estimated at £80,000 - £120,000, will form part of Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale on December 15, 2010.
    • Jimi Hendrix - LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Jimi Hendrix's Epiphone FT79 guitar is displayed at Bonhams auctioneers on December 10, 2010 in London, England. The guitar, estimated at £80,000 - £120,000, will form part of Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale on December 15, 2010.
    • Jimi Hendrix - The first stage guitar used by Jimi Hendrix is seen during the preview day of the 'Icons and Idols' and 'Property from the Life and Career of Johnny Cash' auctions at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on November 19. 2010. The auctions will be held in Beverly Hills next December 3 and 4.
    • Jimi Hendrix - The first stage guitar used by Jimi Hendrix is seen during the preview day of the 'Icons and Idols' and 'Property from the Life and Career of Johnny Cash' auctions at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on November 19. 2010. The auctions will be held in Beverly Hills next December 3 and 4.
    • Jimi Hendrix - In this file picture taken in London August 24, 2010 a person is reflected in the glass of a framed poster advertising a Jimi Hendrix concert, at an exhibition in The Handel House Museum. Hendrix's relatively short stage career with his band The Experience lasted only four years, but his musical legacy was huge, on September 18, 2010 people the world over are preparing to mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of the guitar hero who died on September 18, 2010 in london hotel room after choking on his own vomit after a lethal cocktail of Red wine and sleeping pills.
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    PERHAPS no other rock-and-roll trailblazer was as original or as influential in such a short span of time as Jimi Hendrix. Widely acknowledged as one of the most daring and inventive virtuosos in rock history, Hendrix pioneered the electric guitar (he played a right-handed Fender Stratocaster — his "Electric Lady" — upside-down and left-handed) as an electronic sound source capable of ...more
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