MUMBAI: Seattle's EMP Museum will be holding a major exhibition to celebrate the 70th birthday of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix this November.

The 'Hear My Train a Comin': Hendrix Hits London' exhibition will focus on Hendrix's arrival in London in September 1966, his rise to prominence on the British pop charts, and his subsequent return to America in June 1967 when his incendiary performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival created a worldwide sensation. The exhibition has been endorsed by Experience Hendrix LLC.
The 2,500 square-foot exhibition space will feature more than 100 artifacts, including rare costumes, instruments, photographs, albums and ephemera from EMP's Hendrix collection, along with never-before-seen artifacts from the estate of Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell.

Among the artifacts to be displayed are handwritten lyrics for 'Love or Confusion,' penned by Hendrix in November 1966 and released the following year on his debut album 'Are You Experienced?,' Western style hat and purple scarf worn by Hendrix on the cover of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Smash Hits album and shards from the guitar that Hendrix smashed at the conclusion of his famous performance at London's Saville Theater on 4 June 1967.

Hendrix, born as Johnny Allen Hendrix on 27 November 1942, found fame and fortune not in his home country, the US, but in Britain. His Blues based but heavily-experimental and psychedelic music helped in stamp his authority as one of the most influential musicians in pop history. His innovative and original guitar playing has earned him the admiration of both peers and fans and he is considered as the 'greatest guitar player' in music. He breathed his last on 18 September 1970

"Jimi Hendrix surmounted racial and cultural barriers in America and Great Britain at a time when youth culture, pop music and society were radically changing. One of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century, Hendrix continues to influence an ever-increasing number of musicians, artists, and fans in the 21st century," EMP Senior Curator Jacob McMurray told a website.
'Hear My Train a Comin' opens at EMP Museum on 17 November, 2012.