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.

The first documented performance of the song at a baseball game was during the 1918 World Series. “The Star-Spangled Banner” ...

Super Bowl LVIII is officially underway, and Reba McEntire helped kick things off on Sunday (Feb. 11) with a heartfelt performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner ... the Country Music Hall of ...

Towards the end of the song, rather than glorify the Old South, Tom quoted the “Star Spangled Banner” and ended by shouting as loud as possible the ambiguous coda, “Retreat! Retreat!

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

Singer Mandia persisted through her rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” as boos came pouring in from fans. Stephen Taylor, /X When the Canadian-born singer began the song with iconic words ...

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have played the national anthem. Famously, Jimi Hendrix performed the song at Woodstock, delivering an iconic rendition ...

It’s January of 1944, and Igor Stravinsky, regarded as the world’s greatest living composer, is about to conduct an entire ... of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as dance music, as part of ...