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chatillion 71M
2289 posts
4/16/2017 5:57 pm
Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees...

Probably 6 of the 12 people who read my blogs will understand who I'm talking about.

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It was a known fact that the members of the 1960's pop group The Monkees had auditioned for their parts in a new TV show. They responded to an advertisement in Variety magazine and though each had some musical background, unfortunately, they were chosen for their looks as their musical talent wasn't what the producers wanted or was not good enough (according to the management company) to record on their albums.

Except for their voices, everything else was recorded/produced with seasoned studio musicians and recording engineers. Actually, that's not new for the music industry. I plan to do future blogs on the subject.

To promote their show and albums, The Monkees had to do live concerts. Live concerts involved opening acts... one of those acts involved Jimi Hendrix. You know, Jimi that that guitarist who played screaming loud psychedelic music. One small problem... the audience was pre- and teenage girls! They were the ones screaming and it wasn't for Jimi. That didn't fit. Obviously, someone wasn't thinking clearly to sign Jimi for that gig.

At some point, years later, Michael Nesmith, guitarist for The Monkees pushed for their control over the artistic rights and was allowed to influence (and play) on future albums... that was the kiss of death for the band. they were no longer pop-music relevant and faded away.

I see in the news today, Nesmith is promoting an autobiography and noted about their bad experience with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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chatillion 71M
1567 posts
4/16/2017 5:57 pm

There are several different stories about Hendrix and The Monkees floating around, but I've read stories from musician friends who saw Hendrix behind the amps playing when The Monkees performed in Miami and said their guitars were turned off, his wasn't.