Nine years ago today, Elvis Presley made international chart history with the release of a posthumous compilation albums.
You know those songs that you just kind of know? You sing along without even thinking about the lyrics. Well, we're going to explore the history of one of these songs today. It's heard around the ...
2023 is the 250th anniversary year of "Amazing Grace." It was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years. You know those songs that you just kind of know ...
As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...
“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the pianist scrambled ...
Support local journalism by subscribing at Special Offers - USAToday Network. He has sung for six U.S. presidents, for Mother Teresa, for Nelson Mandela and Billy Graham, not to mention Oprah, Sean ...