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 ...

The Motor City Madman kicked off the 2025 Texas legislative session by playing a few licks on an Austin street corner a block from the Capitol.

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the piano prodigy known as “Blind Tom.” ...

America's national anthem is terrible. "The Star-Spangled Banner," a poem about the War of 1812 set to an English drinking song, is almost impossible to sing, requiring a nearly two-octave range ...

Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

The Foucault pendulum which was displayed for many years in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History was removed in late 1998 to make room for the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation ...

Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander belted out the national anthem before the Commanders-Buccaneers’ NFL playoff game on Sunday ...

The “Star-Spangled Banner” is one of the most recognized ... “Gaga,” yet capitalized on the true depth and emotion behind the National Anthem. It also came days after the Jan. 6, 2021 ...