On 17 July 1967 Jimi Hendrix first appeared in concert.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

He opened for the Monkees.

[RevStPatrick]

1. Ummm... No.

MAYBE that was the date of the first Jimi Hendrix Experience concert in the United States?
Jimi Hendrix had been around and playing for a while by that time...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. I stand corrected

While not the first concert, I believe that was the start date of the first US tour.
Thanks for the correction.

[RevStPatrick]

3. According to both Fender and Snopes...

...Hendrix first opened for The Monkees in Jacksonville FL on July 8, 1967:

http://www.fender.com/news/hendrix-and-the-monkees/
http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/hendrix.asp

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. My mistake

Apparently the 8th of July is correct and by the 17th Hendrix and the Experience had separated from the tour.

[7962]

5. Thats always a trivia question. I think he was booed. Different crowd??

[RevStPatrick]

6. Yeah, I don't think that...

...8 year old girls and their moms dug the Experience!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. Hey Joe

Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Alright. I'm goin' downtown to shoot my old lady.

Yeah I'm sure the teens were very big on Jimi.

[7962]

8. Ha! Didnt even think about the obvious!

THAT was a good one, man!!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

9. Yeah