Jan, thanks. You have heard the story of the '68 World Series, I take it? If not, here's the short version. Gaye sang the Anthem before Game 4. He was hired by Ernie Harwell, the Hall of Fame announcer, who also hired Jose Feliciano for Game 5. Harwell told Gaye to sing it 'straight,' and he did. Jose, however, was given no instruction a…
Jan, thanks. You have heard the story of the '68 World Series, I take it? If not, here's the short version. Gaye sang the Anthem before Game 4. He was hired by Ernie Harwell, the Hall of Fame announcer, who also hired Jose Feliciano for Game 5. Harwell told Gaye to sing it 'straight,' and he did. Jose, however, was given no instruction and sang "the 10-minute version" per Mickey Lolich, the Tigers pitcher that day. People were incensed and there were calls for him to 'go back to his own country' even though Feliciano was an American citizen. It got ridiculous.
Jan, thanks. You have heard the story of the '68 World Series, I take it? If not, here's the short version. Gaye sang the Anthem before Game 4. He was hired by Ernie Harwell, the Hall of Fame announcer, who also hired Jose Feliciano for Game 5. Harwell told Gaye to sing it 'straight,' and he did. Jose, however, was given no instruction and sang "the 10-minute version" per Mickey Lolich, the Tigers pitcher that day. People were incensed and there were calls for him to 'go back to his own country' even though Feliciano was an American citizen. It got ridiculous.