Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

and no performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is bigger than the one that takes place before the Super Bowl. It is one of vanishingly few performances of the song you can bet on. If you flub the ...

If you flub the lyrics, it doesn't matter how many records ... will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Batiste—a multitalented musician who works in the ...