Marvin gaye singing the national anthem

In , at the NBA All-Star Game, Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."At the time, singing the anthem was f.

I t was early afternoon in Inglewood, California, about 10 minutes before the p. televised start of the NBA All-Star Game, and Amanda Mayo was in a broom closet. There was no time to obsess or worry, though she did contact her brother and let him know what might be coming.

It was 20 years ago, at the NBA All-Star Game, that Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of the National Anthem, set to a sultry rhythym-and-blues beat.

Accompanied by only a drum-machine high-tech equipment in Gaye turned all of The Forum into a baby-making palace of soul with his pre-game performance that still has yet to be topped. Related: MonoNeon Funks Up The National Anthem At Grizzlies Vs. Warriors NBA Game, Analysts React [Videos].

In , at the NBA All-Star Game, Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."At the time, singing the anthem was f.

For one afternoon, patriotism masqueraded as a Motown kind of cool. The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. For one afternoon, the time set aside to honor America became a historic homage to the rhythm and blues of Blackness, a tribute to the resilient genius of African American culture.

It was 20 years ago, at the NBA All-Star Game, that Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of the National Anthem, set to a sultry rhythym-and-blues beat.

In what is arguably one of the greatest renditions of the national anthem performed before a live audience, Whitney Houston emerges on-screen and offers the Super Bowl crowd in Tampa, Florida, her distinctive voice for just under three minutes. Race, sonic registers, and nationalism converge in this performance. It is unlike almost any other rendition then or since.