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NEWS ABOUT: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix stories: 9 news summaries

 Highest Earning Dead Celebs 

Michael Jackson, predictably, made the list—but not at No. 1

Oct 28, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The stars on Forbes ' annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities number, appropriately, 13. To make the list, a "deleb" must have brought in at least $6 million in the past year. This year's list is notably missing former mainstays Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Steve McQueen,... More »

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entertainment • Dr. Seuss • Andy Warhol • John Lennon • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • Elvis Presley • Albert Einstein • Michael Jackson • Yves Saint Laurent • J. R. R. Tolkien • Rodgers and Hammerstein • Charles Schulz • Michael Crichton • Aaron Spelling • celebrity death

 Got $40K? Own 
 Madonna's Naughty Messages 

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

Jul 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute... More »

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entertainment • Bob Dylan • Jimi Hendrix • auction • video • celebrity • Madonna • voicemail • love letter • faxes

 The Best Rock Frontmen 


Jul 9, 09 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frontmen are at the heart of rock ‘n’ roll—no matter how amazing the musicians in the band are, they still needs someone with the right mix of talent and charisma to reach the crowd. The Independent compiles the best:
  1. Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols. Like so many other
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rock stars • Jimi Hendrix • list • rock and roll • Mick Jagger • rock music • Iggy Pop • Iggy and the Stooges • Johnny Rotten

(Newser) - Jimi Hendrix's manager murdered the legendary rocker to cash in on a $2 million life insurance policy, an aide reveals in a new book. Hendrix was "worth more dead to him than alive," according to roadie James Wright. Wright said manager Michael Jeffrey confessed to him that he... More »

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music • drugs • crime • wine • Jimi Hendrix • overdose • rock and roll • life insurance • roadie

Opinion

Oscar for Ledger? You Must Be High

'Pretty good actor who did away with himself' doesn't deserve award

Aug 1, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s time to put an end to the inane campaign to give Heath Ledger an Oscar for The Dark Knight, writes Eric Lucas in the LA Times. Ledger’s much-fawned-over performance “ultimately devolves into a can-can dance of snuffling pseudo-psychopathia,” Lucas writes. “It... More »

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Academy Awards • Jimi Hendrix • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • James Dean • the Joker

 Rolling Stone's
 Top Guitar Classics 

The greatest riffs, from Bill Haley to Metallica

Jun 1, 08 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are those tunes driven by the rhythm section, but nothing lights a fire in the blood quite like the power of the perfect guitar riff. Thus, Rolling Stone suggests its favorite guitar anthems, hitting all stops between BB King and King Crimson. The top five:
  1. Johnny B. Goode:
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music • Rolling Stones • Rolling Stone • Jimi Hendrix • Nirvana • guitar • Van Halen • Beatles • Led Zeppelin • Chuck Berry

Smells Like
Teen Nostalgia

As baby boomer baubles grow less desirable, collectors turn to Nirvana, G N' R

May 8, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grunge is passé, but the market for its collectibles isn’t, reports Portfolio. Nostalgia plays a big role in determining what's hot, and prices on items of baby boomer vintage, even from the likes of the Fab Four, are starting to drop. Meanwhile, the demand for Gen X artifacts—... More »

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Christie's • Jimi Hendrix • auction • Nirvana • guitar • memorabilia • Generation X • Eric Clapton

See Jimi Get Experienced
for $39.95

Guitar hero is intimate with two foxy ladies on disputed sex tape

Apr 29, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eleven minutes of footage showing a man having sex with two women have been packaged into a 45-minute Jimi Hendrix experience by a porn company notorious for releasing tapes of exposed celebrities. Whether it's actually the 1960s guitar hero is contested: Vivid Entertainment relies on private detectives and Hendrix acquaintances—... More »

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John F. Kennedy • Jimi Hendrix • memorabilia • sex tape • Frank Sinatra

Pacino, Ono Push for Dead Celeb Bill

NY law would bar unauthorized bobble heads for 70 years

Jun 14, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Al Pacino and Yoko Ono are lobbying the New York legislature to make it a misdemeanor to merchandise unauthorized images of dead celebrities for up to 70 years after their death. The use of sound recordings, or faces and names on anything from T-shirts to bobble heads would require... More »

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New York • Al Pacino • First Amendment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Babe Ruth • Arthur Ashe • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • legislature • artistic expression

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