President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration.
Here’s a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations, in chronological order from the 60s: John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Lyndon B.
Ronald Reagan, 1985: The United States Marine Band performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Opera singer Jessye Norman also performed. George Bush, 1989: Staff Sergeant Alvy Powell of the U.S ...
The time before that, former America’s Got Talent contestant Jackie Evancho performed “The Star-Spangled Banner ... Combined Choirs and the United States Marine Band will provide the ...
7:29 p.m. - Former President Carter’s casket and family arrives at his Plains home Ceremonial troops play “The Star Spangled Banner ... President of the United States, he was just a normal ...