The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first live show in France. The concert took place during the band’s first few days of existence, less than a week before their UK debut.
Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding played together for the first time, forming The Jimi Hendrix Experience. All three were living in London at the time. Their first joint performance took place just over a week later, on October 13, in Évreux, France.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their first official appearance. Jimi Hendrix was introduced on stage with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. The band was introduced by former Animals bassist Chas Chandler, who discovered Hendrix in New York and persuaded him to try his luck in the UK.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience perform at the Olympia Theatre in Paris before an audience of 14,500. The British press describes Hendrix as the “wild man of pop.”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the British television program “Simon Dee” on the BBC. Other guests on the program included Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session at London's BBC Playhouse Theatre for the British radio program BBC Top Gear, which was broadcast on October 15, 1967. Stevie Wonder played drums with Hendrix on “Jammin',” “I Was Made to Love Her” and “Ain't Too Proud to Beg.”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience released a cover version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”, nine months after the original version was released. The song became Hendrix’s biggest US hit and reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. It later also influenced Dylan’s live performances of the song.