Grammy Award-winning songstress Tori Kelly will sing the national anthem ... She previously sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers' opening night matchup against the ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom,” said Brent D. Glass, the museum’s then-director, in 2007.

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

Those that stayed were witness to one of the most iconic performances at the Music and Art Festival: his “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I was backstage writing up some notes,” recalled ...