The Rag Blog: Star Spangled Banner : Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock

04 July 2009

Jimi Hendrix plays the national anthem

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G·l·o·r·i·a said...: The Real Deal - and a painful reminder of recent allegations about Hendrix's death. So hope it's not true but fear it is. Just today... http://bit.ly/dC89o; Jul 4, 2009 3:29:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey hey hey check this out Jimi fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlN0eoA_1GE; Jul 11, 2009 1:49:00 PM
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04 July 2009

Star Spangled Banner : Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock

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