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 ...
One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the ...
But as The Star-Spangled Banner began to play ... while his critics said it looked as though he had forgotten the lyrics. He certainly didn't sing all of them. Video of the anthem shows Mr ...