Jimi Hendrix Closes Out Woodstock Festival
BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #2: Jimi Hendrix Closes Out Woodstock Festival
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Woodstock Festival
White Lake, NY
When: August 18, 1969
What: On Monday morning, August 18, 1969, the last day of the Woodstock Festival, headliner Jimi Hendrix closed his two hour set by performing a searing rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” on his electric guitar. The performance is considered a defining moment of the 60s and Hendrix would be dead a little over a year later.
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