Of course, the biggest difference between “Lean on Me” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” is obvious to all who have ears. It’s there in the tolling gospel piano chords and in the bluesy ...

Sat at the grand piano under some light drizzle in 2017, Joel brought the sunshine with an impassioned tenor take on ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ in his signature raw, melancholy timbre. Billy Joel sits ...

The first handful of times Jake Schroeder belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Avalanche games ... of a tune harder to carry than a grand piano. “It’s not my song, it belongs to ...

Voice and piano instructor Denny Ausman ... F on “the rocket’s red glare” of the notoriously difficult Star-Spangled Banner. “Rhythmically, it’s a little tricky,” he said, adding ...