In certain Palm Beach County circles, the name “Lou Galterio” is synonymous with “Oh, say can you see…”

On Memorial Day, for example, the bespectacled baritone performed the National Anthem at four different locations, including the South Florida National Cemetery, and on Wednesday, he’ll sing about the rockets’ red glare at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in the afternoon and, in the evening at West Palm Beach’s 4th on Flagler celebration.

Galterio, whose repertoire ranges from pop songs and Broadway standards to opera and Italian folk music, also borrows pages from the Great American Songbook when appearing at country clubs and Italian restaurants in the area.

We recently caught up with Galterio, a Brooklyn native who now lives in Boynton Beach.

The Palm Beach Post: How’d you get the nickname “The Golden Voice”?

Lou Galterio: My manager gave me that nickname because he thought it was the best way to describe how versatile my voice is. Growing up in an Italian home, I always enjoyed the opera. I also enjoyed the music of Sinatra, Broadway, patriotic and many other styles like Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Jerry Vale and Mario Lanza. I’ve (also) been a master of ceremonies, auctioneer, narrator and announcer. My manager started asking me, ‘What can’t you do?,’ so he wanted to describe me in such a way that reflected all of this.

The Post: You’re one of the go-to National Anthem guys in South Florida, particularly for veterans parades and commemorative services.

Galterio: I am honored when I have the opportunity to perform for our country. Singing on Memorial Day, Veterans Day and many other events that pay tribute to our retired and active veterans, is something I hold very dear to my heart.

It is always humbling when a veteran comes up to me after a ceremony and thanks me for my singing. But I always tell them that it is I who should be thanking them for their service to our country. I spent most of my day this past Memorial Day traveling all over Palm Beach County to sing at different events. But this doesn’t even compare to what they gave and some of them, gave all.

The Post: The National Anthem has claimed many victims: Christina Aguilera, Steven Tyler, Carl Lewis, Roseanne Barr. What makes singing it so tricky?

Galterio: What makes it so challenging is the vocal range of one-and-a-half octaves. This is why you see many singers perform the National Anthem in a less traditional style. My secret is to never take for granted a performance of the National Anthem. I have been humbled by mistakes that I have made in the past. But it was those mistakes that have made me work hard at performing the song better each time.