Faith Hill performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000.

American” halftime opened with a guitar-solo national anthem. It was a striking contrast to Jimi Hendrix’s rendition at Woodstock.

In my book, only singers who performed consistently over a long period of time deserve to be on the NHL’s list of greatest national anthem singers. In many rinks today, singers of the national anthem appear only a few times at most. Many seem to be chosen simply to showcase local talent or support worthy causes and institutions.

Fans are clearly divided after Jim Cornelison’s rendition of the National Anthem at the Los Angeles Rams versus the Chicago Bears game has been hailed as one of the best versions of all time. Cornelison, 61, belted out the iconic tune in freezing ...