Some of America’s biggest music sensations have wrapped their vocal cords around ‘America the Beautiful’, including Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, who both recorded the song in the 1960s. More than a ...

In an instant, she said, “the opening lines of the hymn floated into my mind.” Those lines became “America the Beautiful ... Spangled Banner.” The music plays a large part in ...

Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle, both Louisiana natives, delivered a rousing rendition of “America the Beautiful” prior ... and the music is the heartbeat, so you have to have some type ...

Though a contest was held in 1926 to create new music for the lyrics, “Materna” was already the popular choice. No new song was chosen, and “America the Beautiful” settled into the song ...