The Movie: Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
What Is It?: Short
film spotlighting Jimi Hendrix’s complete set at Monterey. He steals The Who’s
act (or “does” it, as Pete Townshend prefers to say) and arguably upstages
those heathens. Needless to say, Hendrix plays guitar like no one else on
Earth. He plays the hippie crowd just as masterfully.
Why Today?: This day in 1967 is the second day of the three-day Monterey Pop Festival, and
it’s the one on which Jimi abused his guitar.
