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—a native of Metairie, La.— will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Batiste—a multitalented musician who works in the jazz, pop and R&B idioms—is a ...
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.
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 ...
Re “Remove ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ as national anthem ... The third stanza of the original poem which refers to former slaves who were working for the British, is not part of the anthem ...