Opera singer Christopher Macchio unleashed a booming version of the national anthem at the close of the ... eyes scrunched during the song’s final notes. Following his performance, Macchio ...

Such subtle grace notes are what makes this version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” memorable. 9. Bruce Hornsby & Branford Marsalis (1995) CAL@BAL: Hornsby, Marsalis perform national anthem ...

This worried Patriot Lopez, and he decided then & there that something must be done to make the national anthem more singable. Crux of the problem was to reduce its twelve-note range to something ...