Episode 61 – Rock n Roll vs the National Anthem
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Brian busts the belief that Jimi Hendrix started it all when it comes to repurposing "The Star Spangled Banner." He reveals the backstory to the baseball game performance that first put musical protest on the map. This episode is brought to you in part by HelloFresh. Get $80 off with code: HFAFF80 - including Free Shipping on First Box!   SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Feliciano https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jose-feliciano-talks-acoustic-guitars-and-a-lifetime-of-making-music-567096 John Gilliland’s Pop Chronicles interviews: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692141/m1/#track/2 “Everybody Do the Click” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T0sRXlHlz4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Chronicles https://www.pollstar.com/article/celebrating-hispanic-live-history-jos-feliciano-revolutionizes-the-national-anthem-148822 https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/04/12/jose-feliciano-susan-tigers-world-series Video of the 1968 World Series performance: https://youtu.be/aQkY2UFBUb4 https://people.com/music/controversial-national-anthem-performances/ Marlins will Soar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof40yqaW1U
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