Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved SongHarper Collins, 2009 M10 13 - 304 páginas Behind our most beloved hymn is a fascinating story spanning continents, cultures, and centuries. Inspired by the way "Amazing Grace" continues to change and grow in popularity, acclaimed music writer Steve Turner embarks on a journey to trace the life of the hymn, from Olney, England, where it was written by former slave trader John Newton, to tiny Plantain Island off the coast of Africa, where Newton was held captive for almost a year, to the Kentucky-Tennessee border and other parts of the South, where the hymn first began to spread. Newton had been rescued from Africa by a merchant ship when, during an eleven-hour storm on the Atlantic, he converted to Christianity. Years later, as a minister, he wrote the hymn for use among his congregation. Through the nineteenth century, "Amazing Grace" appeared in more and more hymn books, and in the twentieth century it rose to a gospel and folk standard before exploding into pop music. It has been recorded by artists as varied as Elvis Presley, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Tiny Tim, Al Green, Johnny Cash, Rod Stewart, Chet Baker, and Destiny's Child. Amazing Grace closely examines this modern history of the hymn through personal interviews with recording artists. From John Newton's incredible life story to the hymn's role in American spirituality and culture, Amazing Grace is an illuminating, thorough, and unprecedented musical history. |
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... York . The chorus singing " Amazing Grace " was comprised of many close personal friends , including Stacy Keach , Harris Yulin , Yafa Lerner , Janet Young , and even one of my brothers , Denver John . The recording was truly a coming ...
... York as in cities all over the world that need healing , I sometimes hear " Amazing Grace " wafting from the doors of a church or funeral home , played by bagpipers . The melody itself is haunting and healing , even without the ...
... York : Church Hymnal Corporation , 1994 ) was the best published summary of the origins of the hymn that I found . It was Dr. Hatchett who discovered the earliest known printing of the tune we now use with the song , and he very ...
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Captive in Africa | 21 |
MidAtlantic Crisis | 33 |
Slave Captain | 49 |
Olney Hymns | 67 |
Abolition | 91 |
DISSEMINATION | 111 |
In the Folk Tradition | 161 |
Into the Charts | 177 |
Icon | 195 |
Understanding Grace | 211 |
APPENDICES | 225 |
Amazing Grace Lists | 227 |
Select Discography | 231 |
Whos Who | 241 |
Meeting the Music | 113 |
Spread by Revival | 131 |
The Gospel Sound | 147 |
Select Bibliography | 257 |
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Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song Steve Turner Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song Steve Turner Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song Steve Turner Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
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