From the national anthem to the halftime show, the Super Bowl – held this year in San Francisco 49ers’ home stadium in California – always features several musical performances. Bad Bunny will take the field as this year’s headliner at the half, but no performers have been announced for the national anthem (vote here for who you think should sing “The Star Spangled Banner) or “America the Beautiful,” yet.

Penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates and composer Samuel A. Ward, “America the Beautiful” has become a staple during the big game’s warm up. First sung by Charley Pride in 1972, then again by Vicki Carr in 1977, it started a steady run in the 2000s – first with Ray Charles in 2001, Mary J Blige, Marc Anthony and the Boston Pops Orchestra in 2002, then in 2005 with Alicia Keys. Since 2009 (

See Full Page