The street in front of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland recording studio will be renamed after the legendary guitar player, and local educator and Vindys’ guitarist John Anthony will be a part of the festivities.

Anthony, who teaches Austintown Fitch’s rock band and history of rock ‘n’ roll classes, created a lesson on the influential guitarist for Teach Rock, a STEAM-based curriculum that uses popular music to instill a passion for learning with students. It was started and championed by musician/actor/entrepreneur Stevie Van Zandt, best known for his work as music director of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and as Silvio Dante on HBO’s “The Sopranos.”

A ceremony officially co-naming a portion of West 8th Street in New York City Jimi Hendrix Way is scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the site.

Anthony is among the featured guests, which also include Van Zandt, Janie Hendrix (Jimi’s sister and president/CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC), Vernon Reid (guitar player for Living Colour), producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson) and Felicia Collins (who was the guitar player for David Letterman’s CBS Orchestra).

Anthony said in a news release, “I am honored to be included in the unveiling of Jimi Hendrix Way and recognized alongside so many respected musicians and industry professionals. Jimi Hendrix’s influence on music continues to inspire generations, and I look forward to representing Fitch, Austintown Local Schools and our community at this special celebration.”

Anthony, who previously created Teach Rock lessons on the Grateful Dead and South American music, was approached last year about creating the Hendrix lesson.

He told the newspaper earlier this year when the lesson was released, “While we (The Vindys) were on tour with Pat Benatar last year, I was actually in the van writing the lesson, sitting in the front seat with (fellow guitar player) Rick Deak, talking about it and finishing it.”

He also spoke highly of the Teach Rock program.

“It’s foolproof,” Anthony said in February. “There’s all of these lessons and videos. It’s all there for free, and it’s an easy way for them to engage their students with something that they love, and it helps them to teach it in an authentic way that they may not be able to do without something like that free curriculum.”