July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become an honored tradition at major sporting events across the country, but its ...

Abbey Crawford has been performing the national anthem for 32 years, including at Spokane Chiefs games and a 2016 Bernie Sanders rally. The song was written straight forward and that’s the way ...

In short, the national anthem is so hard to sing because of its remarkable range between high and low notes. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Alicia Keys performed a lounge-y, piano-tinged — and live — version of the national anthem ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Grammy-winning singer played the piano as she sang "The Star ...

Sing us an anthem, you're the Piano Man. Billy Joel is the only solo performer to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl more than once, doing so in 1989 and 2007.