Jimi Hendrix's "The Star-Spangled Banner" Live at Woodstock, Narrated by Justice Brown

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Jun 27, 2026 #WeAreAmerica250

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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1. Here's A More Modern Take

By Satch. There are other versions but this has the best audio & video.
He plays it pretty straight on this version. But, he's using the Chrome boy, which was his Silver Surfer guitar, made especially for him by Ibanez.

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