This piece of sheet music bearing the words and music of "The Star Spangled Banner" will be auctioned on Dec. 3. In the 1800s, it was owned by Mary Barnitz of York County, Pa.

Oh Say Can You See …half a million dollars? A rare first edition of the sheet music for “The Star-Spangled Banner” sold for $506,500 at Christie’s Auction House in New York Friday ...

In 1931, Congress passed a bill to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. But the decision was far from simple. Among the points of contention was ...

After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the American ...

Lester S. Levy bagged his first-edition copy of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1940 for $170, appreciably less than an anonymous buyer plunked down — $506,5000 — 70 years later on Dec. 3 at ...

Myth No. 2: Key drafted "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the back of an envelope or letter.Reality: Most likely, Key wrote his draft on a clean sheet of paper using pen and ink.. Myth No. 3: Key ...

Hendrix played his ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ toward the end of a 2-hour set. AUGUST 1969: Overall shot of the huge crowd, looking towards the large yellow tents, during the Woodstock Music & Art ...

Jimi Hendrix gave an unforgettable performance at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. He performed a rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' that was an act of protest at a tumultuous time.

The Latin-R&B singer Nezza tearfully explained why she sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in Spanish at a Dodgers game despite being told not to. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

It's been 200 years since Francis Scott Key's poem about a shredded star-spangled flag surviving an 1814 British siege at Fort Henry was set to music. To commemorate the anniversary, the Morgan ...

It sounds like they were keeping with the tradition of parody that was the basis of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” And the melody actually comes from a British song – how did that happen?

A fifth stanza was added to "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Civil War. It’s little known today, but it appeared in songbooks and sheet music in 1861. It goes like this: ...