And that's the origins, really, of his ideas that went into "Amazing Grace." BALABAN: Newton gave up slave trading. He became a parish rector and started writing hymns.

St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in Olney, England, was home to curate John Newton from 1764 to 1780 and is where “Amazing Grace” was first sung on January 1, 1773.

How ‘Amazing Grace’ Was Born, Buried and Resurrected Share full article Aretha Franklin, as seen in the documentary “Amazing Grace,” shot in 1972 during a live recording session for her ...

Film Review: ‘Amazing Grace’ Shot in an L.A. church during the recording sessions for her fabled 1972 album, Aretha Franklin's 46-year-old gospel concert film is finally seeing the light of day.

Hall, who is now 69 years old, ... “I remember the second that ‘Amazing Grace’ really came through her and just exploded. It took us about 30 minutes to get ourselves together afterwards.

Vinson Cunningham reviews “Amazing Grace,” a film by Sydney Pollack that documents Aretha Franklin’s recording of the live album “Amazing Grace” over two nights in January, 1972.

Now here's something else you don't hear every day — "Amazing Grace" as a super sincere, old-school cowboy ballad with strings and harmonica. They recorded it in 2004 for their Gospel Trails CD. 6.

Right after the president spoke, country music star Garth Brooks sang "Amazing Grace." It was one of no less than three performances of the old English hymn at Biden's inauguration proceedings: nurse ...

Author Cheryl Wills profiles Franklin and two dozen other gospel singers in the book, “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who Changed Gospel Music.” “When she did this album in the early 70s, ‘Amazing ...

That’s what watching “Amazing Grace” feels like, in the very best of ways. ... she’ll never grow old. _____ ★★★★ “Amazing Grace,” a documentary by Alan Elliott. 89 minutes.