The house where Jimi Hendrix lived during his time in London will be a museum this year. A commemorative exhibition was established to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the death of "the greatest guitarist of all time."
In 1968, two years before his death from a suspected drug overdose, Jimi Hendrix moved to 23 Brook Street with his British girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham. When settling in, Jimi Hendrix was surprised to learn that the house next door at 25 Brook Street had once been the home of George Frideric Handel, an 18th century classical composer whose Messiah remains one of the best known pieces of classical music. Handel also died in that house in 1759.
There are song lyrics written by hand, clothing and a multitude of different items on display which once belonged to the guitar idol.
Hendrix died in London at the Samarkand Hotel on September 18, 1970. The exhibit will run from August 25 to November 7, 2010.