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   Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner

   In the course of the adoption of The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States, a variety of people have either sung or performed the anthem using a variety of instruments and methods.
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   The Star-Spangled Banner

   Despite the controversy, Feliciano's performance opened the door for the countless interpretations of the "Star-Spangled Banner" heard today. ... In the film adaptation The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the song comprises a part of the dolphins' last message to man: "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
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   National Anthem Project

   (In a version written by Francis Scott Key in 1840, the third line ends “...through the clouds of the fight.”) ... Having concluded its Road Show, the National Anthem Project focused on the planned Grand Finale in Washington, DC, June 14-16, 2007, which featured a performance of The Star Spangled Banner on the National Mall.
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   Francis Scott Key

   The Star-Spangled Banner (1942) Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians sing The Star-Spangled Banner in 1942 The Star-Spangled Banner (1915) A 1915 recording of the Star-Spangled Banner as sung by Margaret Woodrow "Woody" Wilson, daughter of Woodrow Wilson Problems listening to the files?
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   Nuestro Himno

   "Associated Press: Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Ire". ... NPR: A Spanish Version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' — includes a link to a full version of the song (See relevant info about NPR’s translation on the discussion page)
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   Jimi Hendrix

   Hendrix playing The Star-Spangled Banner, Woodstock, 1969 ... Performances on this tour featured Hendrix, Cox, and Mitchell playing new material alongside extended versions of older recordings.
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   Flag of the United States

   15-star, 15-stripe "Star-Spangled Banner" flag 48-star flag, is the second longest in use (1912–1959). ... Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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   Music of the United States

   "The Star-Spangled Banner" The Star-Spangled Banner performed by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians (1942) "Stars and Stripes Forever" John Phillip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. ... Minstrel shows used African American elements in musical performances, but only in simplified ways; storylines in the shows depicted blacks as natural-born slaves and fools, before eventually becoming associated with abolitionism.
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   Baltimore Orioles

   It was based on the belief that if every coach, at every level, taught the game the same way, the organization could produce "replacement parts" that could be substituted seamlessly into the big league club with little or no adjustment. ... At Cal Ripken, Jr.'s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the crowd of over 70,000, most of them Orioles fans, carried out the "O!" tradition during Tony Gwynn's daughter's rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.
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    2004 World Series

    Cal Eldred came in to relieve Morris, after a disappointing performance, in the fifth inning. ... The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America were sung by country music singer Martina McBride and singer-songwriter Amy Grant respectively.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Performances and adaptations of The Star-Spangled Banner,
• The Star-Spangled Banner,
• National Anthem Project,
• Francis Scott Key,
• Nuestro Himno,
• Jimi Hendrix,
• Flag of the United States,
• Music of the United States,
• Baltimore Orioles,
• 2004 World Series