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Song Source: Jimi Hendrix, "Star Spangled Banner / Purple Haze / Instrumental Solo (Live at Woodstock Version)," in Woodstock: Musicfrom the Original Soundtrack and More, Vol. 1, Rhino Entertainment, 2009, https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/woodstock-music-from-original/id903584408.

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