Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

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.

Key saw it and wrote a poem that became the national anthem. The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" began its transition from song to national anthem during the Civil War, Clague says. The volume was turned up again during World War I, as anthems and flags helped sort ...

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

First and most obvious, the Star Spangled Banner is a song composed with a fairly extensive vocal range. When performed in the key of ‘B flat’, the melodic range of the song is from a ‘B ...

The answer was … sort of. There were some boos at the ... As a proud American, hearing the tens of thousands of fans belt out the "Star-Spangled Banner" in unison was awe-inspiring.

So they play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ sort of coincidentally.” By that point, the anthem, written 1814, was already a familiar fixture of Independence Day celebrations. Baseball ...

“To sort of be here and then be in charge as opposed to in the chorus of something.” While the Star Spangled Spectacular is wrapped, future RSO events can be found through its website.

"The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key while ... for all the wrong reasons. Showcasing the sort of off-key delivery that could only be repaired by Zapp's autotune, Barr's ...

As with all memorable “Star Spangled Banner” performances ... in air” and “gave proof” suggest she may be in some sort of physical pain at this point in the performance.