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"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.
"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]
"God Save the South" is a poem-turned-song considered by some to have been the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America. [1] The words were written in 1861 by George Henry Miles, under the pen name Earnest Halphin. [1]
Trombone Shorty performed "America the Beautiful" with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lauren Daigle. Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known as the Black national anthem ...
While that national dichotomy has stymied any effort at changing the tradition of the national anthem, "America the Beautiful" continues to be held in high esteem by a large number of Americans, and was even being considered before 1931 as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States. [14]
Watch and listen to the US national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, performed at presidential inaugurations since 1961. Video by Elise Wicker
Hendrix's version was an instrumental masterpiece, but Scott is perhaps the most visible vocalist to rewrite the anthem's lyrics to reflect a more honest telling of America's history of racism ...
Later retitled "The Star-Spangled Banner", Key's lyrics, set to Stafford Smith's music, became a well-known and recognized patriotic song throughout the United States, and was officially designated as the U.S. national anthem on 3 March 1931. [33] The setting of new lyrics to an existing tune is called a contrafactum. [34]