Watching ESPN and that IU music school alum just sang a horrendous rendition of the national anthem. Off key, screaming, cracking voice. It was painful to listen to but like a train wreck...just...can't...turn away.
Worse national anthem rendition
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I met him in a suite at a Blackhawks game. I was wearing a Purdue polo and went up to take a pic. I told him he was pretty good even though he went to IU. He basically said, "Well I only went there post grad". Didn't seem like a huge supporter of IU sports. I don't consider him a "huge fan".
Oh and that dude can flat out sing, I don't care what school he went to. I am a Red Wings fan, but one of the coolest things is the National Anthem at the UC. I know they have a ton of bandwagon "Hawks" fans, but that place gets electric.
Some information about Jim Cornelison. Undergraduate degree from Seattle Pacific and graduate degree from the school in Southern Indiana. Brings the house down every home Blackhawks game, and really enjoy when he sings O Canada in the United Centre.
James Cornelison (born June 20, 1967)[1] is a baritone who sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" at the beginning of home games for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is accompanied by organist Frank Pellico. Cornelison started singing the anthem for the Blackhawks part-time in 1996;[2] he has been singing the national anthem for the Blackhawks full-time since 2007. He has also performed the anthem before Chicago Bears home games at Soldier Field during the 2010-11 NFL playoffs,[3] as well as the 2011 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, which fell on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Jim also sang at the 2015 NASCAR MyAFibRisk.com 400 race at Chicagoland Speedway.[4] Cornelison performed the National Anthem at the Chicago Bears' 2016 home-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jim performed "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2017.
He frequently sings the national anthem at the opening ceremonies for the Arlington International Festival of Racing at Arlington International Racecourse in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Cornelison graduated from Seattle Pacific University with degrees in music and psychology. He then went on to earn a master's degree in music from Indiana University in 1992. In 1995, he moved to Chicago and joined the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.[5]
