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Jamming with Jimi Hendrix

Take this highly informative Jimi Hendrix quiz that will get you jammin’. From his early childhood to his demise, get to know the real Jimi Hendrix like never before!
Prateek Pawar
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Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle on November 27, 1942 as John Allen Hendrix. Jimi’s father, James “Al” Hendrix named him James Marshall Hendrix after returning from his duty as a soldier in World War II.
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Did You Know?
Hendrix in his early childhood found an ukulele amongst the garbage of an old woman’s home while performing an odd job. The ukulele had only one sting. At the age of 15, he acquired his first acoustic guitar for $5 (in mid-1958).
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Hendrix completed his studies at Washington Junior High School in 1958. He further attended Garfield High School but did not graduate from it.
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By the time Hendrix was 19 years old, he had been caught twice by the police for riding in stolen cars. He was given a choice between prison or joining the Army. Hendrix joined the Army and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.
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While stationed at Fort Campbell, Jimi asked his father in a letter to send him his guitar, which he had left at the home of his girlfriend Betty Jean Morgan.
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Billy Cox, a fellow serviceman, walked past an army club where he heard Hendrix playing. The two jammed for a while and weeks later they began performing at base clubs on weekends in a loosely organized band, The Casuals.
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In July 1965, Hendrix made his first television appearance on Nashville Channel's ‘Night Train’. The video recording of the show marks the earliest footage of Hendrix performing.
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Hendrix met Chas Chandler, bass player of British rock group "The Animals", who then later became his manager. It was Chandler who convinced Hendrix to change the spelling of his first name from ‘Jimmy’ to the more exotic ‘Jimi’.
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Released on December 1996, Hendrix’s version of “Hey Joe” was a hit in the United Kingdom, entering the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in January 1967 where it peaked at No. 6.
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In 1968, Hendrix & his manager Michael Jeffery bought a newly defunct nightclub called "The Generation" in New York’s Greenwich Village. Instead of continuing the live venue business model, Hendrix converted the space into a professional recording studio & 'Electric Lady Studios' was born.
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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was dedicated to Hendrix on November 14, 1991, at 6627 Hollywood Boulevard. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Hendrix died in London from drug-related complications on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27. He left an indelible mark on the world of rock music and remains popular to this day.
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