Since then, the song has been covered by a slew of musicians, including soul singer Ray Charles. This classic was first written in 1893 by author and poet Katharine Lee Bates, according to the Library of Congress. Since then, it has been performed by numerous famed singers, including the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, at then-president Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009 and Kelly Clarkson in 2013 at Obama’s second-term inauguration. The song made its debut on Jat a children's program at the Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. “My Country, 'Tis of Thee” is also known simply as “America.” Baptist minister Samuel Francis Smith originally wrote the song while studying at Andover Theological Seminary in 1831, according to the Library of Congress.
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