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The late, great Jimi Hendrix is about to be honored with his own street in New York City.
On Feb. 24, West 8th Street will officially be co-named Jimi Hendrix Way as a means of honoring his legacy and the continued influence of Electric Lady Studios, which resides on that same block and remains a music and cultural landmark to this day.
The whole event is connected to Steven Van Zandt’s TeachRock — more on that below, per a news release:
The street naming, led by NYC District 2 Council Member Harvey Epstein and spearheaded by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., the Hendrix family–owned company led by Janie Hendrix, with guitarist and writer Jeff Slate, will serve as the public kickoff to a new national education partnership in collaboration with Stevie Van Zandt’s TeachRock. The partnership expands TeachRock’s library of more than 500 free, standards-aligned lessons that use music and popular culture to teach history, social studies, language arts, and other core subjects, with a new, multimedia Hendrix curriculum for middle and high school students.
(It’s worth pointing out that Jeff Slate is a regular contributor to Rock Cellar — click here to see his work for us).
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More from the press release, encompassing the goal of this project:
Joining Council Member Epstein at the ceremony will be TeachRock founder Stevie Van Zandt, Janie Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., and a group of local TeachRock teachers and students, connecting one of rock music’s most hallowed creative landmarks to local classrooms and the national network of educators who will bring this curriculum into their schools.
The new lesson, Jimi Hendrix: Rock’s Trailblazing Innovator and Influential Guitarist, invites students to explore Hendrix’s journey from his Blues and R&B roots to his revolutionary impact on rock music, sound design, and live performance. Through video, interactive tools, and hands-on projects, students examine how Hendrix reshaped creative identity and why his influence continues to resonate more than 50 years later.
“I’m proud to honor the legacy of Jimi Hendrix today,” said Council Member Harvey Epstein. “Our district is a hub of culture, arts, and activism, and Jimi Hendrix embodies this. Not only was he a legendary musician, but he was also a fierce advocate for peace, racial equity and social justice. He revolutionized music just steps away from where we are today, and it is only fitting that these streets now carry his name.”
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