A sequel to Sparrow Records’ 1996 Grammy-winning Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel is scheduled for release Oct. 7, and like its predecessor it will feature a wide range of country musical ...
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. What it reveals is the glory of ...
Aretha Franklin bustled down the aisle of New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in her white dress and then slid behind a piano — an instant reminder of her formidable piano skills — for Marvin Gaye’s ...
Music annals tell us about legendary lost projects that got released long after the fact. The Beach Boys' "Smile." Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes." Prince's "Black Album." Now comes the holy grail: ...
It’s the closest thing to witnessing a miracle — just some cameras, a crowd and a voice touched by God. Over two days in January of 1972, Aretha Franklin got up to sing out her gospel at the New ...
To use phrasing common in the black church, her daddy made it plain. On Aretha Franklin’s best-selling album, ā€œAmazing Grace,ā€ the revered Rev. C.L. Franklin said, ā€œIf you want to know the truth, she ...
Journalist Cheryl Wills' new book ā€œIsn’t Her Grace Amazing!" details the untold stories of Black women gospel singers overlooked by the history books. When you think of rock ā€˜n’ roll, you might not ...
Aretha Franklin sings in a scene from "Amazing Grace." Courtesy of Al's Records and Tapes Aretha Franklin’s ā€œAmazing Graceā€ documentary was long held up from release due to technical and then legal ...
The Gospel Complex for Education & Preservation, to be built in Lauderhill during the first quarter of 2011, is a bigger deal than Broward County officials and the community seem to realize. The ...