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Posted Dec 31, 1969 -- webcomm
Vocalist comments on Aquilera's Super Bowl performance
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Cristina Aguilera is still taking heat for her less than perfect performance of the national anthem on Super Bowl Sunday. Many people are quick to criticize, but it turns out a lot of Americans may not know the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner." "We should cut her some slack. I give anybody kudos who wants to sing from memory without accompaniment," said Lorie Gratis, an instructor in the Department of Voice and Opera at Temple's Boyer College of Music.
Feb. 8, 2011 | CBS3