J-HUD ROCKS SUPERBOWL PREGAME

// February 1st, 2009 // Hott Sports

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“Hudson’s performance became an instant classic, with one MTV article going so far as to say it “rivaled one of the other great renditions of the anthem at the big game: Whitney Houston’s legendary soul shakedown in 1991.”

Singer Jennifer Hudson performs during the pre-game show prior to the start of Super Bowl XLIII between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty)

By John Charles Reedburg

You go, Girl!

Making her first public appearance since the murder of her mother, brother, and nephew, JENNIFER HUDSON stunned a Superbowl audience captivated with her soulful delivery of the Star Spangled Banner.

Hudson’s performance became an instant classic, with one MTV article going so far as to say it “rivaled one of the other great renditions of the anthem at the big game: Whitney Houston’s legendary soul shakedown in 1991.”

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