Jimi Hendrix

Today in Creative History: August 18th, 1969, Jimi Hendrix plays a visionary rendition of The Star Spangled Banner for a stunned audience at Woodstock. It's a performance that will go down in history as the musical climax of a tumultuous decade in the USA. Decades later, this rendition still sounds as startling to our ears as it must have to the tens of thousands in attendance.  If you'd like to become a supporter of Creative Codex and receive access to all of the patron exclusives (including the Kurt Cobain series and the Sermons Only version of Jung's Seven Sermons) check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian If you'd like to buy me a coffee or some new guitar strings, now you can on Venmo! Just search @creativecodex, and click the businesses tab. You can also open it directly at this link: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3235189073379328069&created=1635357384.800416&printed=1 Thank you for your support! --------- Watch Jimi Hendrix perform The Star Spangled Banner in this Woodstock clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM --------- Music featured in this episode: Continuum by MJDorian Foxey Lady (performed at Miami Pop, 1968) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Star Spangled Banner (performed at Woodstock, 1969) Jimi Hendrix --------- Follow me to keep abreast of all the new updates about Creative Codex: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjdorian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mjdorian --------- Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian. All rights reserved.

Jimi Hendrix, an unknown American who changed the game in London in 1966, challenged Eric Clapton's status as the top axe-man. Despite being rivals, their relationship was mostly friendly. Hendrix's tragic passing left Clapton devastated. In the 50 years since, Hendrix's reputation has magnified while Clapton has faced criticism. The episode explores the question of whether it's better to burn out or fade away.