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Jimi Hendrix Guitar Strap
c.1969
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, United States
Jimi Hendrix played the final set at Woodstock. His performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” rebranded the national anthem for the counterculture. When asked by an interviewer a few days after Woodstock why his performance was somewhat “unorthodox,” Hendrix replied, “I’m an American, so I played it…I used to have to sing it in school…. It wasn’t unorthodox. I thought it was beautiful. But there you go.” Hendrix was inducted into the Rock Hall in 1992.
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- Title: Jimi Hendrix Guitar Strap
- Date Created: c.1969
- Subject Keywords: African American musicians, Psychedelic rock music, Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.), Musical instruments and equipment
- External Link: Jimi Hendrix Experience Inductee Profile, Rock Hall EDU: It's Been Said All Along Collection, It's Been Said All Along Virtual Exhibit
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