This mix of the British composer’s music and the US lawyer’s lyrics became known as The Star-Spangled Banner and was adopted officially by the US Navy in 1889, the President in 1916 and as ...

When the series moved back to Boston, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee had the song played before the game Calvin Coolidge signed a bill to make the "Star-Spangled Banner" the country's national anthem ...

Donald Trump's song with the J6 Prison Choir has modest success, but it never achieved RIAA platinum status.

Country music band the Chicks were ripped for their “awful” rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention. Bandmates ...

Ashli Babbitt’s mother and the wife of a notorious January 6 rioter are at the center of a new mythology on the right. They ...

Still, country music performers have had a strong showing ... up to the mic on the stadium field to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner,” including Eric Church teaming with Jazmine Sullivan ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner. During the War of 1812, Key was on a British ship seeking ...

However, there is one person that opted to take a big risk with his version of the national anthem. James Earl Jones. Revisit the moment.

Jones began acting at 14 in the 2012 Disney Channel film, “Let It Shine.” Fans know her now as rich girl Hilary Banks in ...

Bruce Springsteen once described his song 'Used Cars' as the "exciting story of my life", likely due to its exploration of ...

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.

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.