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"The Star-Spangled Banner" celebrates its bicentenary this month. The lyrics of the national anthem of the United States were written by Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and amateur poet, after he witnessed the British defeat at the Battle of Baltimore in September 1814. There have been some notable interpretations since then: Jimi Hendrix's feedback rendition at Woodstock in 1969; Marvin Gaye's soul adaptation at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game; and Aretha Franklin's gospel version at the 2006 Super Bowl. The city of Baltimore commemorates the anthem's 200th anniversary with a packed schedule of live music, air shows and fireworks throughout the autumn (starspangled200.com).
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