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 ...

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 1812.

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 ...

opening the show with "Ameriican Requiem" before serenading the crowd with her Beatles cover "Blackbiird" and the Star Spangled Banner. Then she kicked the energy up a notch with her anthem ...

Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder's speeches against Trump echo musicians throughout history who spoke up when others were ...

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 ...

Batiste delighted old fans and charmed new ones with his soulful crooning of "The Star-Spangled Banner ... switching to piano when he was 11. (Fun fact: Transcribing songs from video games ...

Aminah Nieves almost said no to Taylor Sheridan, but her mom convinced her to star as Teonna, knowing it's an Indigenous rep ...

Sarah Baker, choral director and Becky Gullette accompanist lead members in singing, “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Texas ...

The famous Star ... Star-Spangled Banner” on March 3, 1931. Proponents had carried the day only after a campaign that featured two sopranos, backed by a Navy band, demonstrated the song ...