The Rockin' Jimi Hendrix Quiz

True. Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix (later changed by his father to James Marshall) on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington.

His mother, Lucille, was only 17 years old when Hendrix was born.

Hendrix enlisted in 1961 but was discharged just 13 months later in 1962 after his superiors deemed him unfit to be a soldier.

Hendrix's first band was called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames.

In mid-1966, Hendrix met Chas Chandler -- bass player of British rock group the Animals -- who became his manager.

True. Hendrix played several guitars, but the Fender Stratocaster was his signature. He played the guitar upside down and restrung backward so he could play it left-handed, which gave it a sound it wasn't initially built for.

Chas Chandler convinced Jimi Hendrix to go to London, where he joined forces with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience. 

The Experience's first single was "Hey Joe," which spent 10 weeks on the U.K. charts, topping out at spot No. 6 in early 1967.

Although word of the Jimi Hendrix Experience had spread to the U.S., he did not play in the states until June 1967, when Paul McCartney insisted the Experience appear at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Hendrix played with Cream, apparently upstaging Britain's undisputed king of rock guitar, Eric Clapton.

Jimi Hendrix built his own recording studio, Electric Lady Studios, in New York City.

"Electric Ladyland" is widely considered the Jimi Hendrix Experience's crowning achievement that focuses attention on Hendrix's abilities as singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer.

Of course it's "All Along the Watchtower," which Bob Dylan is quoted as saying, "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

True. Throughout 1968, the demands of Jimi Hendrix's own touring and studio work took its toll on the group and in 1969 the Experience disbanded.

"If 6 Was 9" from "Axis: Bold as Love" was selected to be on the "Easy Rider" film soundtrack.

True. Hendrix's Woodstock performance was highlighted by his electric version of "The Star Spangled Banner," which sent the crowd into a frenzy.

The band, which included Hendrix's army buddy Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, was called Band of Gypsys.

Jimi Hendrix brought back drummer Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox on bass, and together the new trio formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Hendrix never saw the album, titled "First Rays of the New Rising Sun," become a reality because of his demanding schedule and unexpected death.

False. The recordings Hendrix slated for the album were finally issued via his family and original studio engineer Eddie Kramer in 1997.

Jimi Hendrix died on Sept. 18, 1970 in London from drug-related complications.

There are many Hendrix tribute albums, but "Heart" is not one of them.

True. The audio-visual exhibit of Hendrix's work called "Jimi Hendrix: On the Road Again" toured college campuses and art galleries in the United States, to predominately young audiences.

In 1995, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, helped Al Hendrix regain complete control of his son's estate, which included Jimi Hendrix's finished and unreleased recordings, as well as his musical compositions.

True. At 15 minutes, it is Hendrix's longest studio recording and features several musicians in what has been described as an epic studio jam.

"Voodoo Chile" was recorded at the Record Plant in New York City with Hendrix, drummer Mitch Mitchell, organist Steve Winwood and bassist Jack Casady.

From 1966 to 1970, Hendrix played more than 600 shows, many of them festivals he headlined.

Hendrix played his last live show on Sept. 6, 1970, as the second incarnation of The Experience at the Open Air Love and Peace Festival in Fehmarn, Germany.

Hendrix has three songs on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time, including "Purple Haze," which landed on the No. 2 spot.

True. Hendrix never won a Grammy for his work while alive, but he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Grammy awards posthumously. Several of his recordings have also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame posthumously.