The song, “American Anthem,” was written by songwriter Gene Scheer and was first sung by Denyce Graves in 1998 for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton at the Smithsonian Institution during the launch of the “Save America’s Treasures” initiative. It was subsequently performed at other ceremonies, was covered by Patti Labelle and sung by Graves at George W. Bush’s 2005Jones’ version dates from 2007 and was featured in “The War,” Burns’ documentary about World War II.
”It was released five years after Jones rose quickly from the New York singer-songwriter scene and burst into the national consciousness with her blockbuster debut album, “Come Away With Me,” which won a whopping eight Grammy Awards in 2003.
Brilliant and fitting for POTUS Kudos to the person who wrote it into Biden’s InauguralAddress AmericanAnthem
God Bless America🇺🇸🇺🇸
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