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 ...

George Armistead to make a flag for Fort McHenry. This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original ...

Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem at Super Bowl LIX. He performed the national anthem at the 2017 NBA All-Star ...

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have ... as a solo guitar player can sometimes speak without words—to the disillusionment of the time.

Mickey Guyton Releases Powerful Rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ From Super Bowl LVI to Mark Three-Year Anniversary ...

We’ve got some amazing football ahead of us with the NFC championship game on Sunday between the Washington Commanders and ...

His “Star-Spangled Banner” is a throwback to Puritan times ... Isabel Morse Jones wrote that Stravinsky “made the words and melody easier to sing — but duller to listen to.” ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.