Stirring moment a patriotic musician plays the Star-Spangled Banner on the electric guitar while overlooking the Grand Canyon on the Fourth of July
- Musician Andrew Suggs filmed himself playing the Star-Spangled Banner on the electric guitar on the Fourth of July at the Grand Canyon
- In the two minute clip Suggs, dressed in all white in an Atlanta Braves baseball jersey and cap, elongates each note to echo in the canyon below
- The patriotic performance has gone viral racking up over 4,000 YouTube views
- The video was so good the Atlanta Braves asked Suggs to play the National Anthem at a upcoming baseball game
- Suggs said his performance makes him the first person in history to play the National Anthem on the electric guitar at the Grand Canyon
This is the moment a musician sets up his electric guitar at the edge of the Grand Canyon and passionately plays The Star-Spangled Banner on the Fourth of July in a stirring ode to the nation.
Guitarist Andrew Suggs filmed himself letting freedom ring through the famed canyon, the world’s largest echo chamber, in a patriotic video to celebrate Independence Day.
He shared the video on social media writing, ‘Happy 4th! Please share!’
Musician Andrew Suggs filmed himself playing the Star-Spangled Banner on the electric guitar on the Fourth of July at the Grand Canyon
In the two minute clip Suggs, dressed in all white in an Atlanta Braves baseball jersey and cap, elongates each note to echo in the canyon below. The patriotic performance has gone viral racking up over 4,000 YouTube views
The video was so good the Atlanta Braves asked Suggs to play the National Anthem at a upcoming baseball game
In the two minute clip Suggs, dressed in all white in an Atlanta Braves baseball jersey and cap, he plays the song, elongating each note to echo in the canyon below.
‘I took my Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and Vox AC30 to the Grand Canyon to pay homage to our Nation by performing the National Anthem. I plugged straight into the amp and turned it all the way up!’ he wrote on Youtube.
‘I’m from Atlanta so I had to rep my city and my Braves while at the Canyon. I’m pretty sure this is American History, being the first person to record the National Anthem on Electric Guitar at The Grand Canyon!’ he added.
‘I’m from Atlanta so I had to rep my city and my Braves while at the Canyon. I’m pretty sure this is American History, being the first person to record the National Anthem on Electric Guitar at The Grand Canyon!’ Suggs said in his Youtube video
At the end of the video he victoriously lifts his guitar.
His video has racked up over 4,000 views on YouTube and fans have showered him with praise for his beautiful performance.
‘WOW! Thank you Andrew! This is the BEST guitar version of the national anthem since Jimi Hendrix!!’ one fan commented on Instagram.
‘That was awesome. Wish I could have been there to witness that,’ another added.
‘Absolutely epic!’ one user wrote with another echoing ‘Pure awesomeness!’
After sharing his video on Thursday he posted an update saying that the Atlanta Braves baseball team reached out to him to play the National Anthem at a game this season.