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One of the first to sing it publicly was Baltimore actor Ferdinand Durang at Captain McCauley's tavern in October 1814 |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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FJ |
SONGS |
2004-02-12 |
#4479 |
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"What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming" |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$400 |
DJ |
PATRIOTIC SONG TITLES |
2003-09-26 |
#4380 |
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19th c. song whose second verse includes "Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam" |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$200 |
J |
SONGS' LATER VERSES |
2002-02-18 |
#4026 |
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This anthem is sung to the tune of the old drinking song "To Anacreon In Heaven" |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$200 |
J |
PATRIOTIC SONGS |
2001-11-13 |
#3957 |
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Billy Joel's "Sleeping With the Television On" samples this song played by TV stations at sign-off |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$200 |
DJ |
SONGS |
1998-06-22 |
#3196 |
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Legend says this national anthem was first sung in 1814 in front of a tavern in Baltimore |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$200 |
DJ |
REALLY OLD SONGS |
1993-02-23 |
#1957 |
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It was originally a poem titled "The Defense of Fort McHenry" |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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$200 |
J |
PATRIOTIC SONGS |
1988-09-23 |
#930 |