Marcus Amaker, Charleston's poet laureate, has penned new lyrics to a classic patriotic ballad that was performed virtually for the Washington National Opera's Inauguration Day Concert. Amaker's ...

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While God Bless America, America the Beautiful and America known popularly as My Country ‘Tis of Thee are the best known of the patriotic hymns or songs as noted in another Register article, there are ...

Patriotic feelings run high on the Fourth of July. So does the urge to thank God for our country — in song. As well we should. Three perennial favorites, in particular, are as at home closing the ...

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In memory of Aretha Franklin's passing, here's a look back at the "Queen of Soul" performing at President Barack Obama's first inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. She sang "My Country, 'Tis of ...

My Country, ’Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights Claire Rudolf Murphy, illus. by Bryan Collier. Holt, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8050-8226-5 “More than any other, one song ...

One of Aretha Franklin's most compelling performances was her rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009. The Queen of Soul died Thursday of advanced ...