Show A anyone can call sill sing 47 I 1 r national 1 you dont need a perfect voice to sing our national anthem correctly according to miss lucy monroe famous singer of stage radio and opera miss monroe ought to know too because she is considered the for foremost most exponent of the national anthem today there has been a lot of talk from various quarters she says that the national anthem is much too difficult to be sung by the average Ameri american clan that its register is so high it is a vehicle for opera stars this is a lot of bosh theres only one way of singing the national anthem and to sing it as you would at a patriotic gathering miss monroe has sung this stirring song so many times that she has been honored with the title of star spangled soprano her fame as an interpreter of the national i 1 I 1 I 1 Y LUCY MONROE star spangled led soprano anthem has made her the official soloist of the american legion and the gold star mothers As star of the american jubilee at the worlds fair last summer she sang the song more than times to over people this spring miss monroe made what she consid considers irs an all amerl ameri can recording of the star spangled banner with the abc acc accompaniment of the national symphony ox orchestra she sang the song from the authentic first edition in the li arary of congress the disc was recorded at constitution hall in washington on the tenth anniversary of the cong congressional res act which made the star spangled banner our national anthem because of her heritage and training miss monroe is considered an all american artist her family came to america in 1610 and seven of her ancestors fought in the battle of bunker hill she is a member of the family which gave the white house president james monroe in addition to being featured in more than coast to coast broadcasts in four years miss monroe has sung with four of americas outstanding opera companies the chicago st louis cincinnati and the metropolitan yet for all the glamour there is to an opera star she prefers to be known as the he gai who sings the star spangled ba ner |