Amy Winehouse will be first name on Music Walk of Fame
Amy Winehouse is to be awarded the first 'star' on London's Music Walk of Fame on what would have been her 30th birthday.
The ultimate honour will be bestowed on the tragic Back to Black hitmaker when the attraction, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, is launched in September (13), according to NME magazine.
Organisers announced earlier this month (Mar13) that they have been
given the green light to honour the world's top music legends with
sidewalk tributes in the London borough of Camden, where dozens of
the U.K.'s biggest acts cut their teeth.
Bands including The Clash, Oasis, Blur, Madness, and The Libertines
all have strong links to the area and are expected to be honoured
at the site, but it is Winehouse - who lived in Camden until her
death from alcohol poisoning in 2011 - whose name will be the first
to be set in stone.
A paving slab containing an imitation vinyl record printed with the
words "Amy Winehouse, London, England - Icon" will be unveiled on
14 September (13), the date of Winehouse's 30th birthday, according
to the publication.
Organiser Lee Bennett says, "One of the reasons we chose Camden is
because it's a living and breathing music community and its venues
and musicians are what inspired the idea."