Aretha Franklin performed "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's inauguration in January 2009. By that time, the Queen of Soul had sung at many other presidential celebrations ...

The lyrics to “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” were written by a Baptist minister, named Samuel Francis Smith, in 1981 while he was still a student in seminary school. He set his words ...

Kelly Clarkson was probably pretty happy that President Barack Obama did such a great job of warming up the crowd for her rendition of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" aka "America." Here's the former ...