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It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?
So why does it keep happening? Well, in part because the song is notoriously difficult to sing. Why is the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ so hard to sing?
Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...
Jill Scott performed a rewritten "Star-Spangled Banner" this week. Its closing line: "This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slave." ...
After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the ...
The Latin-R&B singer Nezza tearfully explained why she sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in Spanish at a Dodgers game despite being told not to.
The world is talking about a powerful rendition of the U.S. national anthem delivered by an 8-year-old from the Pacers home court in Indianapolis this week. Star-spangled from head to toe, Kinsley ...
Who is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIX? Jon Batiste—a native of Metairie, La.— will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.