HENDRIX-O’DAY Music Matters Monument Unveiled
June 21, 2011, 13 years ago
According to Examiner.com, a gala affair to unveil a bronze statue depicting JIMI HENDRIX and Pat O'Day, called the Hendrix-O’Day Music Matters Monument was hosted by Gunnar Nordstrom Art Gallery in Bellevue, Washington this weekend. The event brought out many iconic Seattle rock music legends, including O'Day, who in the '60s was the top rock-n-roll DJ in Seattle and would go on to run Concerts West.
The bronze monument depicts Hendrix and O’Day shaking hands, based on a 1968 photo of the two. The nine-foot bronze monument will be sculpted by son Jerry O'Day and is scheduled for completion in 2012. It is expected to be installed at Seattle Center in time for their 50th anniversary celebrations. The monument will be a significant effort towards memorializing Hendrix’s legacy in Seattle.
QUEENSRŸCHE's Michael Wilton and YES' Alan White were among Seattle’s rock royalty who gathered at the event.
