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A band called the Psychedelic Rangers formed in Los Angeles. This is the first known instance of a rock'n'roll band referring to themselves as "psychedelic".
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The BEATLES record "Norwegian Wood", which contains elements close to psychedelia. At least two of the band members had taken LSD at this point. The track appears on "Rubber Soul", released in December.
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The Byrds released the first version of 'Eight Miles High'.
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Jimi Hendrix outshines Eric Clapton by playing a song Clapton deemed 'too difficult' to attempt to play.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience release “Hey Joe” in England. By February 1967, it reaches Number Four on the British charts.
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The Beatles strayed from their ususal style of music and became much more experimental with both their recording techniques and drugs, this entered their music into the 'Psychedelic' genre.
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Jimi Hendrix performs at the Monterey International Pop Festival. At the end of his performance, he burns his Fender Stratocaster.
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Jimi Hednrix's first number 1 album
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The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, had an estimated crowd of 450,000. The event featured everyone from Jimi Hendrix and Joe Cocker, to the Who.
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Jimi Hendrix's unorthodox Woodstock performance of America's National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", caused controversy, as it was thought to be using elements of the Veietnam war, people got up and left during his performance. This performance was also not up to Hendrix's usual energetic standard.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays its last British performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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18-year-old man trying to approach the stage was killed at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert whilst the Rolling Stones were playing.
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Jimi Hendrix died in London, aged 27 years.
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