Jimi Hendrix’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” Live at Woodstock, Narrated by Justice Brown
Justice Brown is a Youth250 Bureau member at Made By Us, the national network connecting young adults to history and civic life through more than 750 museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives. Brown discusses the powerful rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that Jimi Hendrix performed at his closing Woodstock set.
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I remember this performance well! I had just graduated from college and was living in California, and Hendrix shook the ground beneath us all the way from Woodstock. Thanks for bringing him back!
Love this report using Jimi Hendrix thank you so much!