In the last 15 years, piano man Billy Joel has clocked the shortest national anthem performance at 1 minute and 30 seconds; pop superstar Alicia Keys delivered the longest rendition at 2 minutes and 35 seconds, according to statistics provided by TheScore.com.
“I can buy a flag right now on Amazon, so is that patriotism? For me, it’s deeper.
Mickey Guyton is an outlier in Nashville: Black, female and, at age 36, about to release her long-awaited debut album.