The Star Spangled Banner will be played a bit louder and prouder than normal on any event happening over this weekend. Francis Scott Key is usually given credit as the writer of the song. That, my ...

Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 ...

Neil Young released a 'Message of Peace' video of himself playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' on electric guitar.

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 ...

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.

This mix of the British composer’s music and the US lawyer’s lyrics became known as The Star-Spangled Banner and was adopted officially by the US Navy in 1889, the President in 1916 and as America’s ...

The US national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, is one of the world’s most iconic anthems. But what are the words and history?

The music icon has a lengthy track record of being politically outspoken, including when he recorded an entire album about his fury toward George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. In early 2020, Young ...

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...

President Coolidge signed a bill making the 'Star-Spangled Banner' America's national anthem on March 3, 1931. Here are 5 notable anthem performances.