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Brave Macombers Proudly Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner'

6:03 AM — Jul 4 —
Source: Macomb Township Patch - Macomb Township MI

O! say can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Read More

5 Les Paul Google Doodle Songs You Need to Play Now! (VIDEO)

11:58 AM — Jun 10 —
Source: CafeMom

Surprise, surprise -- yesterday's Google doodle honoring famous guitarist Les Paul lives another day! Read More

Clef Notes: An afternoon with cool programs featuring American music

11:04 AM — Apr 18 —
Source: The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD

Pro Musica Rara 's intriguing program devoted to music from the young years of our country. Read More

Dr. Philip Neches: Star Spangled Ban-Oops

11:49 AM — Feb 9 —
Source: The Huffington Post

At last weekend's Super Bowl, Pop diva Christina Aguilera became the latest butcher of America's notoriously difficult national anthem. Read More

Stuck between Girl Talk and Old Glory

12:30 AM — Feb 8 —
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA

When Francis Scott Key composed the poem that became the basis for "The Star-Spangled Banner," he was probably suffering the lingering effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Read More

John Stafford Smith

Biography

Though Smith would probably be remembered for his composition of "To Anacreon in Heaven," which became the melody for the... Read the full John Stafford Smith bio.

John Stafford Smith