SRU professor attends event honoring Jimi Hendrix
A Slippery Rock University music instructor and alumnus was an invited guest at a ceremony to unveil the naming of a street in New York City in honor of rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
John Anthony, a 2010 graduate of SRU and an instructor of music at the university, was recognized for his work with TeachRock by Experience Hendrix, the family-owned company that manages Hendrix’s estate.
Anthony attended an exclusive June 20 event where a New York street was officially renamed “Jimi Hendrix Way.”
He was an honored guest alongside a lineup of music icons, including Vernon Reid of Living Colour, songwriter Valerie Simpson, guitarist Felicia Collins and Eddie Kramer, Hendrix’s engineer and producer who helped shape his signature sound.
Anthony curated a lesson based on Jimi Hendrix, titled “Jimi Hendrix: Rock’s Trailblazing Innovator and Influential Guitarist,” which encourages students to analyze Hendrix’s life as a musician.
The unveiling served as a way to honor the legacy of Hendrix, while also being a platform for TeachRock to announce a new official partnership with Experience Hendrix.
