Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem ... which was composed in the late 1700s by a man named John Stafford Smith. The song was linked to the Anacreontic ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and J’Nai Bridges performed the “Star Spangled Banner.” As the night went on in the Kennedy Center’s 2,364-seat Opera House, the tunes ...

Among the hardest gigs is singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." The song isn't easy and you're compared with legendary performances like Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 or Marvin Gaye at ...

Opera singer Christopher Macchio delivered a powerful rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, earning ...