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.

But his collection of fragments from the Star-Spangled Banner—one red swatch, one white—made him feel less like a have than a have-not. A friend possessed a blue scrap, and, without one for ...

Betsy Wolfe, a Broadway actress and singer, was tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game began. But Wolfe’s rendition appeared to raise eyebrows for the wrong reasons as fans ...

HoYoverse officially announced Castorice’s banner in Honkai Star Rail during the version 3.2 special program live telecast. She is the newest Remembrance character capable of dealing an absurd ...

We are privileged to display the Star-Spangled Banner. During the War of 1812, this famous flag survived bombardment and inspired the words that became our national anthem. Now, in full view of ...

From the set-break, Strings sauntered on stage solo for a stripped-down cover of The Hill Billies’ “Georgia Buck,” trading his acoustic guitar for a clawhammer banjo. The frontman held on to ...

American ex-pat, Ipswich Town fan and PR professional James Wall offers his monthly thoughts on the Blues from across the pond... Well, we gave it a go. The anticipated romantic underdog narrative ...

Wolfe has previously been nominated for a Tony award but her performance of The Star-Spangled Banner on Thursday was branded 'embarrassing' and even 'the worst' of all time. Fans spotted that ...

There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday as the "The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by the 40-person ensemble from the local stage ...

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TORONTO - Some Blue Jays fans booed the United States’ national anthem at Toronto’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at ...