Jimi Hendrix's "The Star-Spangled Banner" performance at Woodstock 1969 is considered one of the most defining moments of the counterculture era. Hendrix went on to say, "I'm an American, so I played it. They made me sing it in school, so it was a flashback." #LetsMovie | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Jimi Hendrix performance at the Woodstock Festival on August 18, 1969 iconic interpretation of “The Star-Spangled Banner” “The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States. Woodstock was Hendrix’s first public performance since the breakup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience on June 29, 1969. At Woodstock, he was accompanied by an expanded lineup of backing musicians. The short-lived group has been informally referred to as “Gypsy Sun and Rainbows”, after a comment Hendrix made d