I've posted a link to the recording, below, on previous July 4ths.
It is of Frank Sinatra singing "America the Beautiful."
The recording is from the 1963 album The Concert Sinatra; the album's songs were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xC9xFuBvo
Here is one detail from the song, which I especially enjoy; it concerns Mr. Sinatra's lyrical/musical phrasing (which is, certainly, often commented upon).
It is heard at approximately 44 seconds from the song's start.
Mr. Sinatra sings:
America, America, God shed his grace on thee...
Yet, in his exquisitely distinctive way, he adds a pause between the words "grace," and "on"--which, I think, adds a subtle, after-the-fact emphasis to the word "grace."
America, America, God shed his grace (pause) on thee...
I love this brief pause (in addition to the overall superb rendition of the song).
