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Kelly Clarkson's National Anthem Performance: No Errors

Posted 02.07.2012

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Well before Kelly Clarkson stepped onto the field at the Super Bowl, bets were already being made as to whether or not the singer would make any mista...

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WATCH: Steven Tyler Bombs The National Anthem

Posted 01.24.2012

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Aerosmith frontman and current "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler kicked off the AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore ...

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Bill Seeks To Punish Inappropriate National Anthem Performances

Posted 12.30.2011

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A state lawmaker in Indiana has introduced a bill that would set specific "performance standards" for renditions of the national anthem. The legisl...

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Mennonite College No Longer Plays National Anthem

Posted 08.15.2011

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By Jack Jenkins c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Goshen College will no longer play The Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events, school leaders...

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Is The Star-Spangled Banner Too Violent?

AP | Posted 07.26.2011

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GOSHEN, Ind. — A small Indiana college that began playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the first time at sporting events last year, upsetting ...

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Controversial Singer Asks, "Show Me Your Beautiful Country"

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.04.2011

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Kristi York Wooten

In the jazz realm, where fans are finicky and standard remakes a dime a dozen, Rene Marie's Voice of My Beautiful Country is grabbing headlines for both quality and controversy.

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Don't Blame the Song, Blame the Packaging

Susan Deily-Swearingen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Football, Star Spangled Banner, Cher, Jessica Simpson, American History, Ritual, AOL News, Kevin Blackistone, Military, American, Christina Aguilera, Sports, America, National Anthem, Super Bowl, Entertainment News
Susan Deily-Swearingen

On the home page of AOL News last week I encountered this opinion piece by Kevin Blackistone, "Time to Turn Off National Anthem Before Sports Events,"...

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The Sacred Nature Of Music

Lorenzo Candelaria | Posted 06.17.2011

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Lorenzo Candelaria

Christina Aguilera's opening anthem on one of America's biggest feast days was roundly criticized because it fell short of a proper offering.

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Star Spangled Ban-Oops

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Philip Neches

At last weekend's Super Bowl, Pop diva Christina Aguilera became the latest butcher of America's notoriously difficult national anthem. And no wonde...

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The National Anthem: Where Christina Aguilera Failed

Posted 05.25.2011

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Oh say can you see... where Christina Aguilera went wrong? The Grammy Award-winner sang the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl on Sunday night,...

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Could Naming Opportunity Solve Deficit Problem?

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Dwyer

Kochland, gem of the ocean! Star-spangled Kochland! Yay! Pay up! Bow down!...

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When America Was Attacked

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

The Confederacy was a well-armed rogue organization. And this is what Virginia wants to commemorate with a Confederate History Month.

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Old Drinking Song, Lyrics From 1814, a National Anthem in 1931

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

The Star Spangled Banner did not become the national anthem until 1916 when President Wilson declared it by Executive Order. But it wasn't until 1931 that it became the National Anthem by Congressional resolution.

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Con Games: O Canada, of Thee We Sing

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Conniff

Why can't we be more like Canada? They host the Olympics like they mean it. They smile. They play hockey and penalty-kill. And they have the Canadian Mounties.

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What Does It Really Feel Like to Stand Atop the Olympic Podium

Nikki Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nikki Stone

As soon as the reality that I had actually just won an Olympic gold medal hit, I knew I had to find my soon-to-be-husband, Michael, and my parents.

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And Now, If You Will All Please Rise and Place Your Fingers In Your Ears

Hayes Permar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basketball, Star-Spangled Banner, Football, National Anthem, Sports News
Hayes Permar

We're in Star-Spangled season when football, basketball and hockey overlap. This means there's a scramble to fill game slates with national anthem singers. It also means some renditions will be butchered.

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Oh, Say Can You Sing? A National Anthem to Remember

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

There is in the American consciousness for notable performances of the National Anthem at sporting events. But for sheer emotional joy, it's hard to top what happened on April 27,2003

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The Audacity of the Presidential Inauguration Committee: or This Land is Whose Land?

Susan Brison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Brison

I was hoping that hearing Gene Robinson speak at the Inaugural Concert would return to me the joy I felt on election night, but the Presidential Inauguration Committee decided to sell the property rights to HBO.

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An American Tune

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anne Hill

It's one of those weird things, the patriotic hymns of your youth still live in your heart somewhere, despite all the things you learn in the meantime.

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John C. Reilly, Flea, Shepard Fairey, Miri Ben-Ari, Russell Simmons, Marc Ecko, MC Yogi (Obama-Inspired VIDEOS)

Ben Arnon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Arnon

"If you choose to exercise your right to vote, your opinion matters. A banker's vote carries the same weight as a skateboarder, a farmer or someone who is unemployed."

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What So Proudly We Hail (video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gregory

Times may change but he American Flag remains undaunted, ready to solicit a tear of joy, surge of pride, or a blast of an anthem at her spot-lit presence.

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