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Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,379 posts) Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:44 PM Oct 2021

Jimi Hendrix opened for Monkees seven times during their 1967 tour:

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Hendrix touring with Monkees, 1967:

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Jimi Hendrix opened for Monkees seven times during their 1967 tour: (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

I saw one back asswards show. The Charlie Daniels Band opened for Willie Nelson. Not a bad pairing, brewens Oct 2021 #1

Hendrix would be a hard act to follow. Martin68 Oct 2021 #2

I took my 11 year old Monkee-fan little sister to that tour in Rochester New York. NBachers Oct 2021 #3

My bass ackward lineup was.. luvs2sing Oct 2021 #4

brewens

(13,566 posts)

1. I saw one back asswards show. The Charlie Daniels Band opened for Willie Nelson. Not a bad pairing,

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Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:49 PM

Oct 2021

but the CBD opened. I'm not sure they always went on first on that tour, but they did when I saw them. Both were great, but the CBD was a smokin' band, and Willie was pretty mellow of course. I would have put Willie on first.