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Q&A: A professional national anthem singer

Q&A: A professional national anthem singer

How Angelica Salem made a career out of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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Mark Blankenship
Oct 18, 2022
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Along with lost songs, I’m fascinated by unexplored aspects of the music business. Today I’m interviewing Angelica Salem, a singer and host of pro sporting events who has made performing the national anthem a cornerstone of her career. (That’s her in the photo above, performing at a Seattle Seahawks game.) We’re talking about how she started doing this …

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