LONDON.- Christie’s will present The Collection of Red Ronnie, Italian DJ, in the Pop Culture sale on 26 June 2013. Since beginning his collection in 1990, Red Ronnie has amassed a diverse collection of music memorabilia. The collection features items relating to some of the most famous names from Rock and Roll history including: the Beatles, John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix, among others.

Red Ronnie: “I always like to say that music saved my life from loneliness. I never imagined that one day I would meet and talk with almost all of my heroes, nor that I would become the guardian of a so many of their hand written documents, memorabilia, drawings and possessions. I first started collecting in 1990, since then I have always tried to collect items which tell the rockstars’ own stories such as the letter in which John Lennon indicates the end of the Beatles or the unpublished Woodstock poem which was probably composed by Jimi during the Festival at which Hendrix's legendary performance became a defining moment of the 1960s.”

Highlights of the 60 lots to be offered include the complete and handwritten lyrics for the song Night Bird Flying by Jimi Hendrix which appears on The Cry of Love LP, released posthumously in 1971 (estimate: £25,000 – 35,000) and a page of notes in Jimi Hendrix's hand titled An Unfinished Rough Sketch of Woodstock Festival (estimate: £25,000 – 35,000). This unfinished composition represents Hendrix's initial impressions of Woodstock and was probably composed during the historic festival in 1969.

Further highlights include a rare and important set of complete handwritten lyrics in Jim Morrison's hand for the Doors song L.A. Woman (estimate: £25,000 – 35,000). L.A. Woman was the title track on the Doors album of the same name released in 1971, the final album before Jim Morrison's untimely death on 3 July, 1971.