Details

ARC-0043

collection

Jimi Hendrix Lyrics (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Collection)

circa 1966

0.28 (Linear feet)

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is one of the most influential electric guitarists in rock music and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

This is Jimi Hendrix's original, handwritten lyrics to the song "Purple Haze" on crumpled, yellow note paper.

: Jimi Hendrix Lyrics (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Collection), Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: The Jimi Hendrix Lyrics were purchased by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. in 1991.

: Processed by Rachel Somerville, Project Archivist. Completed December 16, 2010. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

: Materials in English.

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