A Treasure Chest of Memorabilia
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa is home to one of the largest music memorabilia sites in the world,
showcasing over 2,000 iconic items. Overall, Hard Rock International is the world’s original curator of music memorabilia with the most far-reaching collection, including over 73,000+ pieces. Guests can view the catalogue of items
at the Rock Wall inside the Hard Rock Cafe in the Seminole Hard Rock.
The Top 10 Memorabilia treasures on display at Hard Rock Tampa are:
1. Elvis Presley: On display is a completely over-the-top
rhinestone-studded pink jumpsuit that was made for
the King by legendary clothier Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors in
the ‘70s.
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Among the many treasures in the
Tampa cafe is the old Gibson SG guitar used by Lynyrd
Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington to record their most
iconic anthem – “Freebird”
.
3. Buddy Holly: The Tampa cafe is home to a linen suit
worn onstage by the late, great Buddy Holly in 1958.
4. Ronnie James Dio: On display is a very stylized (and
very small) stage outfit worn by the greatest metal singer
of all time – the late Ronnie James Dio – during his 1985
Sacred Heart tour.
Janis Joplin’s silk shawl
5. Janis Joplin: The force of nature that
was Janis Joplin wore this tasseled silk
shawl onstage with her post-Big Brother
group, the Kozmic Blues Band.
6. The Who –Pete Townshend: In the ‘70s, Who guitarist Pete Townshend used a series of Gibson Les Paul
Deluxe guitars that he numbered for easy reference.
Number 3 is on display at the Tampa cafe. Too cool!
7. Michael Jackson: On his 1997
world tour, Michael Jackson
rocked a fedora during the mega-iconic dance sequence in the
song “Billie Jean” That very hat
.
now lives in the Tampa cafe.
Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” Fedora
8. Barbra Streisand: When it comes to legendary female
vocalists, Barbra Streisand is the standard by which all
others must be judged. She’s one of the truly great song
interpreters of the modern era. On display is a string of
pearls that belonged to the diva herself.
9. Bruce Springsteen: Early examples of Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting are amazing treasures and we’ve
got a killer set of handwritten lyrics in the Tampa cafe.
It’s a very early draft of the song “The Fever” written by
the Boss around 1972.
10. Jim Hendrix: Hendrix memorabilia is always a
fan favorite at any Hard Rock and the Tampa cafe has
some great artifacts from the Voodoo Child’s short life
– including a scarf, a brooch and a wire transfer he
sent to his father in ‘68.