The blue plaque identifying Hendrix 's former residence at 23 Brook Street , London , ( next door to the former residence of George Frideric Handel ) was the first issued by English Heritage to commemorate a pop star . A memorial statue of Hendrix playing a Stratocaster stands near the corner of Broadway and Pine Streets in Seattle . In May 2006 , the city renamed a park near its Central District Jimi Hendrix Park , in his honor . In 2012 , an official historic marker was erected on the site of the July 1970 Second Atlanta International Pop Festival near Byron , Georgia . The marker text reads , in part : " Over thirty musical acts performed , including rock icon Jimi Hendrix playing to the largest American audience of his career . " Hendrix 's music has received a number of Hall of Fame Grammy awards , starting with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992 , followed by two Grammys in 1999 for his albums '' Are You Experienced '' and '' Electric Ladyland '' ; '' Axis : Bold as Love '' received a Grammy in 2006 . In 2000 , he received a Hall of Fame Grammy award for his original composition , " Purple Haze " , and in 2001 , for his recording of Dylan 's " All Along the Watchtower " . Hendrix 's rendition of " The Star-Spangled Banner " was honored with a Grammy in 2009
Second Atlanta International Pop Festival
Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970)
Jimi Hendrix