This is the story of the very 1st personal version of the Usa Anthem, before Jimi hendrix, Aretha Franklin or Marvin Gaye. This version however destroyed his career: american radios, press and reco...
This is the story of the very 1st personal version of the Usa Anthem, before Jimi hendrix, Aretha Franklin or Marvin Gaye. This version however destroyed his career: american radios, press and record companies stopped to play his records and boycotted his career, a career af a true genius then never has received all what he deserve
Jose Feliciano Oct. 7, 1968 Puerto Rican blind singer/guitarist Jose Feliciano stunned the crowd at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and the rest of America, when he strummed a slow, bluesy rendition of the national anthem before Game 5 of the World Series between Detroit and St. Louis. The 23-year-old's performance was the first nontraditional version seen by mainstream America, and it is generally considered the Lexington and Concord of Star-Spangled Banner controversies. The fiery response from Vietnam-weary America was not surprising, considering the tumultuous year for American patriotism. Good or bad, however, Feliciano's performance opened the door for the countless interpretations of the Star-Spangled Banner we hear today.
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Plato often warned Athenians not to fear their children being afraid of the dark but to be very concerned about grown men who were afraid to see the light. Our govt. and the media are afaid to see the light.
Blah blah blah! It's all the government's fault! It's all that mean old media's fault. It's never your fault of the fault of individuals for being stupid. naw, it has to be some imagined oppression!
@detoth67 You make no sense at all. I was just commenting on a blind person playing and singing our national anthem. The media and government pontificate "transparency" while they allegedly have perfect vision. Jose Feliciano lost his record contracts and was censored after simply playing our national anthem.
I am just asking those in the U.S. to end our contract with government and to censor the government. I do not trust conservative government and Fixed News.
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Jose gave it a whole new meaning for me.
I am just asking those in the U.S. to end our contract with government and to censor the government. I do not trust conservative government and Fixed News.