Eric Flanagan, a spokesman for the United States Marine Corps ... requested that the Marine Band accompany Beyonce Knowles-Carter in the performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at the 2013 ...

Johnson, 1965: The United States Marine Band performed the national anthem ... Barack Obama, 2013: Beyoncé performed the national anthem and later said she had lip-synced to a taped track.

The United States does not support the arts with anything like the largess expended by some other nations, most notably those in northern Europe. Yet it should not be forgotten that the oldest ...