#30

The Star Spangled Banner (from Woodstock)

Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Album: Woodstock Soundtrack
Released: 1970

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Notes

The countdown wouldn't be complete without the greatest guitar player perhaps who ever lived. I put the Star Spangled Banner performance at Woodstock as his most historic performance, whether you like it or not. This is a unique performance as he takes the national anthem to places it never was before. Many thought it disrespectful. To me, it was a creative expression by Hendrix.

Other mentions from Hendrix are Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, and Foxy Lady.