Ward. The combination of Ward's melody and Bates's poem was first entitled "America the Beautiful" in 1910. One of the most notable modern-day performances of the song was by Ray Charles ...

Louisiana musicians Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle joined the Super Bowl LIX pre-game festivities Sunday with a ...

But Ray Charles was the one to steal the show with his rendition of “America the Beautiful”. Charles was greeted with loud cheers from the crowd as Sinatra helped him walk to the piano.