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.

Guest conductor Andrew Litton devised a sufficiently show-stopping opener on Wednesday by conducting and playing “Rhapsody in ...

Global peacekeeping is a tricky task, but who knew all it would take to end the Cold War was for Billy Joel to lose his rag?

Cash Money joints and Tha Carter III leaks to irresistible beat-jacks, we went through over a thousand Lil Wayne songs—these ...

Three months after bringing some Louisiana flair to the national anthem at the Super Bowl, where he infused the “The Star-Spangled Banner” with his signature jazz piano stylings, Jon Batiste ...

The set’s kaleidoscopic, often quickfire mash-up of styles (electro C&W, trap, disco, hyper-diva-pop and more) becomes a ...

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 ...

The markers, which document the history of the Underground Railroad in the region, “span nine counties across three states,” ...

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

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

Rodriguez, a Los Angeles firefighter and paramedic, sang the 'Star-Spangled Banner ... He started practicing music when he was nine and plays the saxophone, piano and guitar.

Complete with a terrific historical booklet, this set – with such toe-tappers as “Blackberry Boogie,” “Boogie Woogie Highball ...