New Hartford graduating senior Kate Schiavi was in WIBX's studios on Monday performing her new "Indie Breakup" song called Memories. Schiavi was the 2023 winner of the Boilermaker Post Race Party National Anthem contest, which was held at Babes in June of last year. As winner of the contest, Schiavi performed the Star Spangled Banner in front of some 30,000 people at least year's post race party.
Vince Neil of Motley Crew yells for a microphone and attempts to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the opening of the Las Vegas Outlaws game. That was not the only glitch for the night.
Ok folks, it is our national anthem for crying out loud. Would be nice if we could all learn it. I learned it in school. But if you’re not going to learn it, don’t volunteer to sing it publicly or don’t accept an offer to sing it publicly
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Alexis Normand is a Canadian singer and was tasked with singing both the American and Canadian National Anthems at the 2013 Memorial Cup and FORGOT THE WORDS to the Star Spangled Banner!
Amidst the rumors that Beyonce lip-synced the National Anthem at Obama's Inauguration, it occurs to me that some singers probably shouldn't even be allowed to sing the Star Spangled Banner at a live event and would be better off if they lip-synced it, maybe even to a recording of Beyonce! Here's a pic from Beyonce's Instagram of the actual sheet and then a sheet that accurately reflects the way mo
Sep 14, 1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the "Star-Spangled Banner." The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.