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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...