Opera singer Christopher Macchio delivered a booming rendition of the national anthem at the Trump inauguration, raising a ...

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the piano prodigy known as “Blind Tom.” ...

Who is Christopher Macchio, the singer performing the national anthem at Trump’s inauguration? - Macchio takes over for ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as ... University of Michigan and a co-founder of the Star Spangled Music Foundation. Marc Leepson is an American journalist and historian ...

Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander belted out the national anthem before the Commanders-Buccaneers’ NFL playoff game on Sunday ...

Jimi Hendrix's riffs soared across the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in 1969 ... from the set was his solo performance of "The Star Spangled Banner," a visceral take on the national anthem ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was composed by Francis Scott ... and she was backed by a military band that controlled the music. Nonetheless, she managed to evoke a distinct Black style through ...