The world’s first rock seance was a...

The world’s first rock seance was a partial success, promoter Loni Specter reports.

The ceremony, held at Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood, was intended to lure the spirits of deceased guitarists Jim Hendrix, Duane Allman and others into making guest appearances at the L.A. Guitar Show.

There was some controversy. One medium refused to preside because, he said, the late John Lennon had advised him he was upset at the commercialization of the event.

During the seance, two spectators said they felt Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix speaking through them. But the spirits of the late guitarists left their instruments home. No otherworldly rock music was heard. Perhaps the spirits refused to play out of sympathy with the musicians on strike in Las Vegas.