🎸🌅 THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
17 August, 1969
WOODSTOCK: JIMI HENDRIX CLOSES A GENERATION
On August 17, 1969, Jimi Hendrix took the Woodstock stage at dawn — the festival's final act. His searing, distorted rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' became one of rock's most powerful political statements, redefining what a guitar could say without a single word.
""And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air..." 🎸"
— Jimi Hendrix
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