Monterey Pop Festival

When I posted the article on this, the 51st anniversary of Jimi Hendrix becoming a star, I had seen the video of Jimi burning his guitar many times over the years and other shots on documentaries and stills of that seminal moment in music history that launched careers of musical heavyweights and changed a generation, the nation and eventually the world...

On June 18th of 1967, a then unknown group wowed the crowd with psychedelic music and a performance the likes of which had never been seen before, EVER. At the end of their music changing set, our star lit his guitar on fire. The VIDEO is HERE, the burn mark is still on the stage 51 years after THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE played...

It was the birth of major rock festivals, when about 50,000 people showed up for the live music. The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin & Simon & Garfunkel become international stars overnight due to the media coverage.  All artists performed for free except for Ravi Shankar. Whe...