The United States national anthem is, within the singing community, considered one of the hardest songs to perform. Some celebrities have certifiably slayed their live renditions of the tune, while ...

Ruthie Ann Miles performs "The Star Spangled Banner" on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. Performing live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, star of the screen and stage, Ruthie Ann Miles ...

The Queen of Country turned back the clock with a career retrospective.

Sunday is "National Anthem Day" which marks the day that the "Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the country's national anthem Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would eventually become The "Star ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love. It has been ...

The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Key was anchored when he famously penned the national anthem as Fort McHenry was being bombarded in 1814. Baltimore is preparing to welcome two million ...

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation, 1914, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History In 1878, New York stockbroker Eben Appleton inherited the Star-Spangled Banner, the very flag that ...

April 27, 2006 — -- "The Star Spangled Banner" has provided the soundtrack to our national pastime since 1918, when the spirited tune debuted at a baseball game. Now there is a new version with ...

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion of the ...

A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi on Thursday was drowned out by a group of conservative students singing the national anthem and shouting expletives. The protest on the Ole ...

Pop star used pre-recorded music for national anthem at outdoor ceremony. Jan. 22, 2013— -- Say it ain't so, B. Did Beyonce lip-sync the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Monday's inaugural ceremonies? A ...