Two days before what would have been George Jones' 82nd birthday, the iconic singer's country gospel record 'Amazing Grace' will be released. It seems fitting to release such a personal album close to ...

Aretha Franklin was at the peak of her career and her creative powers when her gospel album “Amazing Grace” was released in 1972. (It sold more than two million copies and became her best-selling ...

Aretha Franklin belts two of her signature gospel songs, “Mary, Don’t You Weep” and “How I Got Over,” in the debut trailer for Amazing Grace, director Sydney Pollack’s long-awaited concert film ...

A late entrant into the Oscar documentary race could prove a formidable contender. “One of the greatest concerts ever put to film,” declares Lee, who hosted a private screening in LA on Friday night, ...

Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

The new Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace — filmed in 1972 during the live recording sessions for her hit album of the same name, but not available for public viewing until today — is a ...

Fifty years ago this week, Aretha Franklin went into a Missionary Baptist church in Los Angeles and recorded a transcendent two-LP album that became a landmark of American music. “Amazing Grace” went ...

There were no Hollywood klieg lights, no long parade of celebrities, no crush of paparazzi. But it was a movie premiere with meaning — and lots of hometown heart — Monday night as Aretha Franklin’s ...

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 ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...