The Monterey Pop Festival was a landmark in Hendrix's careeer. Up until this point Hendrix had successfully proved himself in Britain and Europe, but it was his flamboyant appearance in Monterey culminating in the sacrifice of his guitar which won the hearts of America. ..Directly as a result of Monterey, Jimi was the instant toast of the LA rock elite...What Jimi did that night was to sum up all the music that had preceded him at Monterey - deep bluesman, funky soul brother, folk poet and psychedelic guitar hero - and announce his arrival as the universal fusion artist..