The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)

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"The Star Spangled Banner" is a charity single recorded by American singer Whitney Houston to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War. It is a cover of the national anthem of the United States of America, written by Francis Scott Key and composed by John Stafford Smith and inspired by a rendition performed by Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game. The jazz and gospel arrangement for Houston's rendition was done by conductor John Clayton. The recording was produced by music coordinator Rickey Minor with all vocal arrangements credited to Houston. Considered the gold standard of all national anthem performances, it helped cement Houston’s status as a pop culture icon. Mainly performed at American sports games, the song was performed by Houston at the original Tampa Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, for Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991. Although Houston was singing live, she was singing into a dead microphone, and television viewers were hearing a...

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