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Houston opening the Welcome Home Heroes concert with "The Star Spangled Banner" on March 31, 1991. Before her famous rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, Whitney Houston sang the national anthem several times in sports events, such as: 1988: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Jersey Nets game on December 14, 1988 [87]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Country singer Chris Stapleton sang the National Anthem at the 2023 Super Bowl. See his performance and read what fans said about his NFL appearance.
In July 2024, country star Ingrid Andress went viral for her unique take on “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which Memorable Versions of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’: Flourishes, Flops and More ...
Jill Scott performed her rewritten "Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2023 Essence Festival at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in July. (Amy Harris / Invision / Associated Press)
US Country US; 1942 "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" 7 1945 "I'm a Convict with Old Glory in My Heart" 7 1946 "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" 2 "Wave to Me, My Lady" 3 19 "Blueberry Lane" 4 "Detour" 5 "Blue Texas Moonlight" (w/ The Skytoppers) 6 "Gotta Get Together with My Gal" 4 1947
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
"There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" is a patriotic anthem written in 1942 by Paul Roberts and Shelby Darnell (a pseudonym for producer Bob Miller).With Elton Britt's version selling well over one million copies, the song was country music's greatest World War II hit, though Your Hit Parade would not feature the song in its original country music format.