Baltimore Orioles fans received an interesting rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before sweeping the New York Mets in a double-header on Thursday night, but apparently not everyone was ...

The basics Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of ...

"I say let’s get rid of the racist-written, purloined, unsingable war-song-question and replace it with the lovely hymn about ...

Having heard Ingrid Andress' performance at the MLB Home Run Derby Monday night, I think we may now be able to retire the coveted trophy for Worst ...

Today the Baltimore Orioles played a home game against the New York Mets. For the “Star Spangled Banner,” Dan Deacon used his electronic flair to make his performance unique.

Because you’re about to! Ingrid Andress (“4-time Grammy losing singer songwriter,” according to her IG bio) sang the national anthem at the 2024 Home Run Derby on July 15, and from sea to ...

It's one of the country's best-loved songs – but the US national anthem, recently performed by The Chicks at the Democratic National Convention, has an unexpectedly colourful past.

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Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.

Russian composer Igor Stravinsky prepared to conduct his own arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner in Boston on Jan. 12, 1944. Abe Fox/AP/Associated Press This story begins and ends with a photo.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is a difficult song for many to perform, but not to the West Springfield resident, who has been selected to sing it at the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17 ...