The Jimi Hendrix estate has shot down reports that a new movie about the late guitarist is in preproduction. The rumored biopic, ‘All Is by My Side,’ stars Andre 3000 as Hendrix and is being directed by ‘Three Kings’ writer John Ridley.
American popular music has been around since before America even declared its independence. ‘Yankee Doodle,’ anyone? That classic was sung by Colonial American soldiers as early as The French and Indian War.
Since then, our country has established one of the richest musical traditions in the world. Many songs even deal with America itself, from ‘God Bless America’ to ‘God Bless the USA.’
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