Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States ... but remained lyric-less until 1814, when American lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key set his poem ‘Defence of Fort ...

The New Orleans native should bring rich musicality and innovation to the anthem. The over-under is set at 120.5 seconds.

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have played the national anthem. Famously, Jimi Hendrix performed the song at Woodstock, delivering an iconic rendition ...