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Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...
The coronation service of King Charles III will feature a rare rendition of the second verse of the national anthem.
The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900.
"I say let’s get rid of the racist-written, purloined, unsingable war-song-question and replace it with the lovely hymn about beauty and brotherhood," Mark Bradley writes.
What some people don't know is the national anthem is longer than the one verse we hear at sporting events. So if there's more to the song, why don't we ever hear the whole thing?
In short, the national anthem is so hard to sing because of its remarkable range between high and low notes.
Using a vocoder and heavily-layered harmonies, Deacon provided a strangely haunting rendition of the National Anthem.
Ingrid Andress got her second chance singing the national anthem at the Colorado Avalanche game following her disastrous performance at the Home Run Derby in 2024.
Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana performed the national anthem before Sunday's Game 2 of the NBA Finals, which seemed to be a major upgrade over the dude from Train in Game 1. But it didn't end ...
I propose a daily singing of the third verse of our national anthem. An objective history lesson aimed at understanding the meaning of Key's words "the hireling and slave" would serve students ...
Ingrid Andress, whose off-key reading of the National Anthem made headlines, reappeared after being out of sight and sang a vastly improved rendition.