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Encyclopedia > John Stafford Smith

John Stafford Smith (1750 - 1836) is a composer best known for writing "To Anacreon in Heaven." The song was written in 1780 and it quickly became a very popular song in Britain and the United States. The tune of "Anacreon" was used for the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States. At one time, that same tune was also used as the national anthem of Luxembourg, but their anthem has since changed.


See also: List of composers


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John Stafford Smith the star-spangled banner | Gloucester City Council Online (518 words)
John Stafford Smith was christened in Gloucester Cathedral on 30 March 1750.
About 1780 Smith composed the music for the society's constitutional song entitled 'To Anachreon in Heaven' that was inspired by the sixth-century b.c.
J.S. Smith was successively a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, lay-vicar of Westminster Abbey and one of the organists at the Chapel Royal.
John Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (662 words)
John Smith is often regarded as the most common personal name in the United Kingdom and in some other English-speaking countries, with John having often been the most common first name in the U.K. and Smith being the most common surname in both the U.K. and the United States.
John Smith (1781-1854), an uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr.
John Smith (1832-1911), a nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.
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