John Stafford Smith
In the collection
3 records
Played with
Jimi Hendrix
2 records together
Louis Clark
1 record together
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1 record together
John Sebastian
1 record together
Richie Havens
1 record together
Sha Na Na
1 record together
Joan Baez
1 record together
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1 record together
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1 record together
The Who
1 record together
Joe Cocker
1 record together
No Artist
1 record together
About
John Stafford Smith (March 30, 1750 – September 21, 1836) was an English composer, church organist, and early musicologist. He is best known for writing “The Anacreontic Song”, the official song of the Anacreontic Society, in the mid-1760s. Later, in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry”. Put to the tune of “The Anacreontic Song”, modified somewhat and retitled “The Star-Spangled Banner”, it would become the U.S. national anthem in 1931.