Moving musical performances by ChrisStapleton and thesherylralph got the SuperBowl underway in style.
, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language. Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner"CODA."
In addition to his major country hits “Broken Halos,” “You Should Probably Leave,” “Starting Over” and “Millionaire,” Stapleton’s versatility has landed him duets with mega-pop stars including Justin Timberlake , Taylor Swift and Pink .Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed"America the Beautiful."
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them. His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men , Madonna , Whitney Houston and Braxton . , “Girls Night Out,” which spotlighted female singers including Muni Long, Ari Lennox and Coco Jones.As for Ralph, the striking actress and singer infused"Lift Every Voice and Sing" with the type of gusto exhibited during herThe song has been sung within Black communities since the early 1900s and has been referred to by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as the Black national anthem.
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