▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁post - 9 / 1 1 ▁era . ▁She ▁continued ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁grand ▁mar shal ▁for ▁her ▁final ▁race ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Hend erson ▁died ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁race . ▁Hend erson ▁rout in ely ▁sang ▁the ▁entire ▁song , ▁including ▁the ▁pro log ue , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁years ▁sang ▁the ▁ch orus ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁" America ▁the ▁Beautiful " ▁was ▁re - added ▁to ▁the ▁cer emon ies , ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁artist ▁each ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Lee ▁Green wood ▁did ▁a ▁special ▁performance ▁of ▁" G od ▁B less ▁the ▁USA ", ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Dar ry l ▁Wor ley ▁performed ▁" Have ▁You ▁F org ot ten ? ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 3 ▁Do ors ▁Down ▁did ▁a ▁special ▁performance ▁of ▁" K rypt on ite " ▁from ▁the ▁P ag oda , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁driver ▁introdu ctions . ▁ ▁" America ▁the ▁Beautiful " ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁Florence ▁Hend erson ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Florence ▁Hend erson ▁ 1 9 9 3 — 1 9 9 8 : ▁none ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁Florence ▁Hend erson ▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁Florence ▁Hend erson ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁Florence