President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at Monday’s inauguration , at which Carrie Underwood will also perform “America the Beautiful.” Here’s a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations: John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Lyndon B.
Johnson, 1965: The United States Marine Band performed the national anthem. Richard Nixon, 1969: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir accompanied by the United States Marine Band performed the national anthem. Richard Nixon, 1973: Jazz great Ethel Ennis sang the national anthem.
FILE – Lady Gaga performs the National Anthem as President-elect Joe Biden watches during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan.
20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE – Singer Marian Anderson smiles at the Pierre Hotel in New York, Nov. 28, 1979.
(AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File) FILE – Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, right, greets Santita Jackson, left, daughter of Jesse Jackson, center, at a “Rebuild America” conference in Washington, June 13, 1992. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File) FILE – Mezzo soprano Marilyn Horne sings on Capitol Hill, January 20, 1993, joined by President Clinton, left, as former President Bush looks on during the inaugural ceremony. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) FILE – Soprano Jessye Norman performs during The Dream Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York, S.