By William H. Kittelson Ordinarily I refrain from responding to the “Left Side of the Prairie” column. However, when Mr. Lapadat felt compelled to publicize that the United Nations had once again ...

President-elect Donald Trump had one of the biggest names in country music performing at his swearing-in ceremony.

Kelly Clarkson performed "My Country, 'Tis of Thee' at Obama's 2013 inauguration. The singer's rendition was beautiful and added a modern twist to the song written in 1831. Her vocals were ...

In recent years, several artists have been chosen to sing traditional songs like "My Country Tis of Thee" and "American the Beautiful," plus our National Anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...

Below, revisit her performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” from President Obama ... It brought a sense of traditionalism back to the song, which was written in the 1800s and endures ...

The country music star, who launched her career on ... of Barack Obama in 2009 saw Aretha Franklin perform My Country Tis Of Thee at the swearing-in, while the new president and his wife Michelle ...

The Charles Ives Sesquicentennial Festival is presenting free public lectures and concerts Feb. 19-21 at Illinois State University.

ATLANTA — Stone Mountain unexpectedly got a reference during the presidential inauguration proceedings on Monday, as a pastor from Detroit referenced the Georgia landmark and city during the ...

To hear that their heroic acts were almost erased from history by the branch of the U.S. Armed Forces they helped, is a slap ...

Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood perform onstage during the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards at Allegiant ... Clarkson sang “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)” in 2013 for Barack ...