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 ... varied as Mahalia Jackson, Elvis ...

MAHALIA JACKSON: (Singing) Me. And grace... BALABAN: Jackson met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956. She sang in Selma and at the March on Washington. And she even sang "Amazing Grace" to King ...

MAHALIA JACKSON: (Singing) Me. And grace... BALABAN: Jackson met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956. She sang in Selma and at the March on Washington. And she even sang "Amazing Grace" to King over ...

Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer considered ... Her gospel albums, such as “Amazing Grace,” are among the best-selling of the genre, showcasing her ability to convey deep ...

Amazing Grace might be the ultimate song of ... sang it on the Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1925. The gospel star Mahalia Jackson recorded a classic rendition in 1947. Paul Robeson included ...

BALABAN: Who could argue, for example, with the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMAZING GRACE") MAHALIA JACKSON: (Singing) Me. And grace... BALABAN: Jackson met Dr ...

BALABAN: Who could argue, for example, with the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMAZING GRACE") MAHALIA JACKSON: (Singing) Me. And grace... BALABAN: Jackson met Dr. Martin ...

He traces the interconnected history of American political activism, Christianity and the recording industry in promoting ‘Amazing Grace’, charting its growing momentum from the 1970s onwards, its ...

Perhaps most memorably, “Amazing Grace” became one of the anthems of the civil-rights movement in the mid-20th century. Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer, would croon it over the phone to ...

a song recorded by musical stars ranging from Aretha Franklin and Judy Collins to Elvis Presley and Mahalia Jackson. In Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn, Walvin seeks to tell ...

Mahalia Jackson would sing “Amazing Grace” to him on the telephone. If that isn’t an extraordinary insight into both those people, Jackson and King, I don’t know what is. Here is one of ...