God Bless America accompanied by the UCLA Band at the 1976 Rose Bowl. During the Super Bowl LI halftime show, a pre-recorded intro, recorded by Lady Gaga, who headlined the halftime show, was played featuring this song and "This Land is Your Land". The Indianapolis 500 is traditionally held at the end of May, and "God Bless America" has been sung there since 2003. The song "America the Beautiful" was sung before, but it was switched to "God Bless America" in the post-9/11 era. The song for many years was performed by Florence Henderson, a native Hoosier, and a friend of the Hulman-George
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival health benefits for 18,000 retired coal miners. Anna Canoni, Woody's granddaughter and Senior Operations Manager for Woody Guthrie Publications, presented "I Ain't Dead Yet: New Songs from the Woody Guthrie Archives." Lauren Lee coordinated "Woody's Kids" - a special songwriting workship for the younger folks, while Ellis Paul taught a songwriting workshop for adults. For the 7th consecutive year, John Dillon and Vivian Nesbitt, hosts of "Art of the Song: Creativity Radio", a 1-hour radio show airing on more than 100 radio stations across the U.S. and Canada, taped two interviews in front of a live audience to be broadcast