Most elementary school classes note that the music for “The Star-Spangled Banner” came from a British drinking song. But in his well-received book, historian Marc Ferris, author of “Star ...

A poem that is set to music is usually called a tone poem and the Star Spangled Banner is a tone poem running around in a song’s clothing. In investigating this horrible deception, I found ...

What were some of the limitations of playing music as a sporting event in the 19th century? How did WW1 impact sports in the country? Explain the evolution of playing The Star-Spangled Banner at ...

‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’. But what are the words to the rest of the US national anthem? Discover the history and lyrics to the well-known anthem below. The music was ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem ... of Michigan and a co-founder of the Star Spangled Music Foundation. Marc Leepson is an American journalist ...

Those that stayed were witness to one of the most iconic performances at the Music and Art Festival: his “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I was backstage writing up some notes,” recalled ...

Those that stayed were witness to one of the most iconic performances at the Music and Art Festival: his “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I was backstage writing up some notes,” recalled ...