Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

The first verse of the poem, Defence of Fort M'Henry, later became known as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner, which officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.

His rendition of the American national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, stands as a defining moment not just in his illustrious career, but also in the ...

But as The Star-Spangled Banner began to play ... while his critics said it looked as though he had forgotten the lyrics. He certainly didn't sing all of them. Video of the anthem shows Mr ...