<P> John Stafford Smith ( 30 March 1750 -- 21 September 1836 ) was a British composer , church organist , and early musicologist . He was one of the first serious collectors of manuscripts of works by Johann Sebastian Bach . </P>
<P> John Stafford Smith ( 30 March 1750 -- 21 September 1836 ) was a British composer , church organist , and early musicologist . He was one of the first serious collectors of manuscripts of works by Johann Sebastian Bach . </P>
who composed the music to the star spangled banner
who composed the music to the star spangled banner
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith