Music has touched on all that. Some of the most "American" songs are the ones that take a shot at our great land because that's our right. Here are some of the best songs encapsulating what being ...

America's national anthem is terrible. "The Star-Spangled Banner," a poem about the War of 1812 set to an English drinking song, is almost impossible to sing, requiring a nearly two-octave range ...

An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Hot 100 is Billboard’s most competitive chart, as it ranks the most ...