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.

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star ... performance of the song at a baseball game was during ...

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.

At an NFL game on Christmas Day, which saw the Baltimore Ravens go up against the Houston Texans, music was – as is custom at any ... “I’ve never heard a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner other ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression ... who wrote the words to the song during the War of 1812, was defaced ...

During World War I, the Massachusetts Legislature had narrowly passed Chapter 264, Section 9, which prohibits the performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as dance music, as part of a medley ...

The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the Smithsonian's ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about ... The third stanza of the original poem which refers to former slaves who were working for the British ...

Local funk-jazz phenom Lucas West will perform the national anthem ahead of the Buffalo Bills-Baltimore Ravens divisional ...