The Star Spangled Banner will be played a bit louder and prouder than normal on any event happening over this weekend.

This year I will observe Independence Day knowing that the independence of many in this country is in jeopardy. I’ll wave the ...

There’s a long history of high-profile guitarists playing the Star-Spangled Banner on electric guitar. Jimi Hendrix’s searing rendition at Woodstock immediately springs to mind, with his take ...

Nothing says Independence Day quite like a fireworks show. To celebrate, here are events taking place around Louisville.

They were some of the most talented musicians and performers of their generation, and in their short lives, each made a ...

The soundtrack of a video game is absolutely vital to setting the atmosphere of the piece. From how the game is sold to its audience in the first place to the opening track, all the way to the credits ...

CMA Fest is back. More than 300 performers will take over downtown Nashville and mega country stars will light up Nissan Stadium each night through June 8. Vendors will set up shop at Music City ...

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the American ...

Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the ...

The poem’s name was originally “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” but it wasn’t long before it was known only as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” For many, that became the name of the flag, too.

Singer Nezza tearfully recalled her experience of singing the Spanish-language version of the “Star Spangled Banner” at a Los ...