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 ...

University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague talked about the history of The Star-Spangled Banner and how he describes it as a living document. The Star-Spangled ...

THE Star-Spangled Banner has been the US national anthem for nearly a century, but many feel the song is inappropriate. Here is more on the evolution of the song and its controversial origins.

July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become an honored tradition at major sporting events across the country ...

It didn't become the country's national anthem until 1931. March 3, 2013— -- intro: While it's the song that is recited before major political and sporting events, "The Star Spangled Banner ...

The University of Michigan musicology professor and expert on "The Star-Spangled Banner" said the song has been a channel for protest since at least 1844, three decades after Francis Scott Key ...

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 Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to lov ...

In 1931, Congress passed a bill to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. But the decision was far from simple. Among the points of contention was ...