Commemorative plaque to be unveiled at site of Jimi Hendrix's last London residence in June

A permanent Blue Plaque marker commemorating the late Jimi Hendrix's last residence in London, then known as the Cumberland Hotel and now the site of the Hard Rock Hotel in the Marble Arch section of the U.K. capital, will be unveiled on June 10.

The unveiling will be presented by the Hard Rock Hotel London in partnership with Experience Hendrix L.L.C., the family company that oversees the guitar legend's music and legacy.

The new marker will become the second Blue Plaque honoring Hendrix in London. The first, which was unveiled in 1997, is located at the building where Jimi resided in 1968 and '69 in the city's Mayfair section. While living at the Cumberland Hotel, Hendrix wrote lyrics to his sings "Look Over Yonder" and "Suddenly November Morning" on the hotel's stationary.

In conjunction with the new plaque's debut, a special ticketed event will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel that will include a screening of the 2020 documentary Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix in Maui, and a Q&A with longtime Hendrix studio engineer Eddie Kramer; the film's director, John McDermott; and Experience Hendrix CEO Janie Hendrix, Jimi's sister.

"I'm so proud of my brother Jimi and his being honored again in London," says Janie. "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 -- a city that was so important to him and his career."

Tickets for the screening and Q&A can be purchased at Universe.com.

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