When Jose Feliciano sang the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Game 5 of the 1968 World Series, it became the National Anthem performance critiqued around the world.
The iconic singer/guitarist will be returning to Detroit on Sept. 8 to discuss the pop-culture controversy as part of 50th anniversary commemorations of the 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers at the Detroit Historical Museum.
Feliciano will give a brief performance and sit down with writer Bill Dow to discuss the anthem that sent out shock waves with his soulful, slowed-down interpretation. The free event is tied to the museum’s current exhibition, "The Year of the Tiger: 1968.