Tom Morello

Background information
Birth name	Thomas Baptiste Morello
Born	May 30, 1964
Born place	Harlem, New York
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Alternative Metal Funk Metal Rapcore
Years active	1980—present
Label(s)	Epic Records Sony BMG Music Entertainment Interscope Records
Associated acts	Street Sweeper Social Club Rage Against the Machine Audioslave The Nightwatchman Lock Up Electric Sheep Class of '99 Cypress Hill

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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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