Way back when I was in second at St. Ann’s School, my teacher, Mrs. Fasciano, made the class sing the national anthem every morning. Two things stand out in my memory from that year: 1) Even after repeated attempts, your average second grade class can really mangle “The Star Spangled Banner.” 2) Whenever we got to the word “free,” I had to resist the urge to raise the pitch up two and a half steps the way Rocco Scotti did. Because for years and years, the voice of the national anthem at Cleveland Indians baseball games was the legendary Rocco Scotti.
Four Reasons Why William Clarence Marshall Should Be Our Generation’s Rocco Scotti
