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Songs performed at Carter's inauguration included Willie Nelson's "Crazy," sung by Linda Ronstadt; Irving Berlin's "God Bless America," sung by Aretha Franklin; "Take Care of This House" from the Broadway musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner, performed by Frederica von Stade and the National Symphony Orchestra; and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" from George ...
At the inauguration ceremony, Linda Ronstadt performed a cover of Willie Nelson's "Crazy," and Aretha Franklin performed "God Bless America." The national anthem was performed by Cantor Isaac ...
Aretha Franklin sang “God Bless America.” Coming out of Watergate, there was a sense too that America needed to heal together. Through music, but also through unifying Republicans and ...
The following Super Bowls featured other patriotic performances besides the national anthem. Since 2009, "America the Beautiful" is sung before the national anthem. [31] Pledge of Allegiance. 1969: Apollo 8 crew [32] 1970: Apollo 12 crew [33] 1973: Apollo 17 crew [34] "America the Beautiful" 1974: Charley Pride; 1977: Vikki Carr (in place of ...
Aretha Franklin "The Rising" Bruce Springsteen "Only in America" Brooks & Dunn: 2012: Barack Obama : Democratic "We Take Care of Our Own" Bruce Springsteen: Mitt Romney : Republican "Born Free" Kid Rock "It's America" Rodney Atkins: 2016: John Kasich : Republican "Beautiful Day" U2 [8] Bernie Sanders : Democratic "America" Paul Simon
Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
Aretha Franklin sang “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at Barack Obama’s ceremony in 2009, with Ray Charles singing “America the Beautiful” at Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration.
"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]