The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...

In what’s become an Independence Day tradition, Cowboy State Daily outdoors writer Mark Heinz plays “The Star Spangled Banner ...

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an ...

About the anthem: Has sung it at Timberwolves, Wild and Minnesota Twins games in an Americana style with a touch of country. ...

As we celebrate Fourth of July, Americans - especially Black Americans - have a complex relationship with the flag and our ...

Spangled Banner,” “ America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” — all patriotic songs that celebrate America.

Other recent notorious interpretations include country music singer Ingrid Andress, who performed the national anthem "drunk" ...

The “Wicked” star took center court in Oklahoma City over the weekend before the Indiana Pacers took on the Oklahoma City ...

The Tony winner performed 'The Star-Spangled Banner' ahead of Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers on ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

Every once in a while, okay, maybe every few days, I can’t help getting on the internet and typing in the late, great Toby Keith’s Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion ...