News 50 years after Jimi Hendrix’s death, his shocking ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ resonates more than ever September 18, 2020 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY Comments Off on 50 years after Jimi Hendrix’s death, his shocking ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ resonates more than ever 50 years after his death on Sept. 18, 1970, we look back at Jimi Hendrix's controversial "Star-Spangled Banner" from Woodstock 1969.