Dolenz saw Hendrix in Greenwich Village in 1966 the same year Hendrix was discovered and brought to England. By spring 67 he'd already had 2 uk hit records.
It was Spring of 1966, not 1967, that Jimi was playing at the Cafe Wah in NYC with Jimmy James and The Blue Flames. He'd become friends with a young folky guitarist/singer on the NYC coffee house circuit named Peter Tork (pre-Monkees). Chas Chandler came by while fullfilling his last U.S. tour with The Animals and told Jimi he wanted to manage his act after being so blown away by his guitar antics. He arranged for Jimi to move to London in Oct. '66 and helped put together the Jimi Hendrix Experience soon after. Hey Joe was recorded as a single two or three weeks after forming. A couple or three months later they toured Europe with Cats Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck and The Walker Brothers (the headliner). In June 1967 they made their U.S. debut at the Monterey Pop Festival, after Paul McCartney recommended Jimi and The Experience to John Philips (one of the key organizers). The rest is accurate on yhe video.
I knew a guy years back who attended one of these shows. He said it was a train wreck. "We rolled up on the scene. Outside two distinct groups of people were milling about. There were the Monkee fans: teenyboppers all, some with parents in tow. Then there were the Hendrix fans: hippies, bikers and junkies for the most part, blasted out of their minds and itching for some of that spanish castle magic. I was sure something ugly would happen. The bikers were sniffing at the teenyboppers like sharks with blood in the water. The boppers had no idea who Hendrix was and had no patience for anything but the Monkees, screaming all the while. No great love of the Monkees from 'our" side of things either. We came to hear Hendrix play, not some kids yelling at the air". He left after the open. Wouldn't you?
I was dragged against my will to one of the shows with my mom, sister and her friends when I was 9 years old. I’m 66 now and still play the guitar every day, and I don’t think it’s because of the Monkees 🤪
The Monkeys I must admit I remember and love their songs and watched their tv show . But still they were a band for the teeny boppers. And to put Hendrix on as opening act was not at all a good idea because the kids couldn't relate to him or even understand what he was doing. It was a bad move !
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What a cool picture of Hendrix checking out Mike Nessmith's Gretch Guitar!
Dolenz saw Hendrix in Greenwich Village in 1966 the same year Hendrix was discovered and brought to England. By spring 67 he'd already had 2 uk hit records.
It was Spring of 1966, not 1967, that Jimi was playing at the Cafe Wah in NYC with Jimmy James and The Blue Flames. He'd become friends with a young folky guitarist/singer on the NYC coffee house circuit named Peter Tork (pre-Monkees). Chas Chandler came by while fullfilling his last U.S. tour with The Animals and told Jimi he wanted to manage his act after being so blown away by his guitar antics. He arranged for Jimi to move to London in Oct. '66 and helped put together the Jimi Hendrix Experience soon after. Hey Joe was recorded as a single two or three weeks after forming. A couple or three months later they toured Europe with Cats Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck and The Walker Brothers (the headliner).
In June 1967 they made their U.S. debut at the Monterey Pop Festival, after Paul McCartney recommended Jimi and The Experience to John Philips (one of the key organizers). The rest is accurate on yhe video.
I knew a guy years back who attended one of these shows. He said it was a train wreck. "We rolled up on the scene. Outside two distinct groups of people were milling about. There were the Monkee fans: teenyboppers all, some with parents in tow. Then there were the Hendrix fans: hippies, bikers and junkies for the most part, blasted out of their minds and itching for some of that spanish castle magic. I was sure something ugly would happen. The bikers were sniffing at the teenyboppers like sharks with blood in the water. The boppers had no idea who Hendrix was and had no patience for anything but the Monkees, screaming all the while. No great love of the Monkees from 'our" side of things either. We came to hear Hendrix play, not some kids yelling at the air". He left after the open. Wouldn't you?
I was dragged against my will to one of the shows with my mom, sister and her friends when I was 9 years old. I’m 66 now and still play the guitar every day, and I don’t think it’s because of the Monkees 🤪
The Monkees and Jimi Hendrix were teen idols in the 1960's
That's what happens when you mix rock with pop !!! There's too many pop artists in the rock and roll hall of fame that shouldn't be there !!!
Jimi Hendrix and the Monkees! 😄 The Monkees played some great tunes, but they were not in the same league as Jimi Hendrix.
The Monkeys I must admit I remember and love their songs and watched their tv show . But still they were a band for the teeny boppers. And to put Hendrix on as opening act was not at all a good idea because the kids couldn't relate to him or even understand what he was doing. It was a bad move !
Anyone have any old tapes of hendrix when band was called james and the blue flames
none exist -- there aren't even any photos of this crucial period in the Hendrix timeline
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