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The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers will compete for the 2025 Stanley Cup. National anthem singers will perform before ...
The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, the Star Spangled Salute honors Memorial Day.  It is believed the origins of ...
Gospel singer Natalie Grant a strong impression on plenty of people with her performance of the national anthem ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.“Nicely done, Natalie Grant,” wrote ...
For the Dallas Stars, there are two big ones: chanting "Stars!" during the national anthem and playing "Puck Off" by Pantera after the team scores a goal. At Stars games, when DFW native Celena Rae ...
In the summer of 1969, as the Vietnam War raged, Jimi Hendrix stepped onto the Woodstock  stage and bent the US national anthem into a wail of anguish. His electric guitar screeched  bombs and ...
Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, the chapel at Buckingham Palace was destroyed in the German Blitz on London. The palace came under attack nine times ...
when you’re holding that note, it’s a pretty long time,” the songstress said. When asked about her favorite part of performing the Star-Spangled Banner, Berke pointed to the precious moments ...
This connection between music and lyrics doesn’t exist ... “O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,” letting the last note sustain and distort and tremble before continuing.
In short, the national anthem is so hard to sing because of its remarkable range between high and low notes ... first verse to the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Key set his lyrics to the then ...
Editor’s note: Seattle Times Opinion no longer appends comment threads on David Horsey’s cartoons. Too many comments violated our community policies and reviewing the dozens that were flagged ...