Street Sweeper Social Club

Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Rap Rock Funk Rock
Years active	2006—present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records The Null Corporation
Associated acts	The Coup Rage Against the Machine Audioslave The Nightwatchman Lock Up Electric Sheep Class of '99 Galactic
Members
Tom Morello
Boots Riley

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Jimi Hendrix Guitar, Beatles' Contract Fetch Thousands At Auction

September 5, 2008

Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster, which he famously torched on stage in London, has fetched £280,000 at auction.

Hendrix torched the guitar, which had been expected to raise £500,000, during his gig in Finsbury Park in 1967.

The guitar formed part of an extensive auction of rock'n'roll memorabilia, which also included a drum kit belonging to the late Led Zeppelin sticksman John Bonham.

The first Beatles first management contract, signed by the whole group, was the second most popular item, raising £240,000.

The auction at London's Idea Generation Gallery also saw the sale of the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley.

(by Jason Gregory)

Jimi Hendrix Guitar, Beatles' Contract Fetch Thousands At Auction

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