I really love to sing and was undaunted by the musical and political challenges “The Star-Spangled Banner” so famously poses ... the national anthem singer couldn’t have been a better choice: Marian ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

But his collection of fragments from the Star-Spangled Banner—one red swatch, one white—made him feel less like a have than a have-not. A friend possessed a blue scrap, and, without one for ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Marian Anderson Museum recently reopened its doors after more than four years of rebuilding and renovations and there's a new exhibition to welcome visitors back.

Betsy Wolfe, a Broadway actress and singer, was tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game began. But Wolfe’s rendition appeared to raise eyebrows for the wrong reasons as fans ...

And what if you didn't? What if, instead, we were writing about Wolfe bungling the words to The Star-Spangled Banner instead? Isn't that worse? So what if she needs the lyrics there, just in case?

"I gotta be careful now," Jack White told the crowd at the Masonic Temple on Saturday night, the first night of the hometown rocker's two-night stand at the historic Detroit venue. "Last time I ...

There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday as the "The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by the 40-person ensemble from the local stage ...

We are privileged to display the Star-Spangled Banner. During the War of 1812, this famous flag survived bombardment and inspired the words that became our national anthem. Now, in full view of ...

There’s no shortage of all-time terrible performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events, but what we saw before the New York Yankees-Milwaukee Brewers game on Thursday ...

Wolfe has previously been nominated for a Tony award but her performance of The Star-Spangled Banner on Thursday was branded 'embarrassing' and even 'the worst' of all time. Fans spotted that ...