Several professional singers have flubbed the national anthem over the years. July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

It’s easy to mess up. “The Star-Spangled Banner” will open many a celebration on July 4th. But as numerous social media videos show, the national anthem can be a trap for singers. It requires a wide ...

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion of the ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit ...

“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 love. It has been ...

After her performance of the national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby went viral for all the wrong reasons last year, Ingrid Andress is back to try it again. The 33-year-old singer returned to ...