My grandmother on the piano. My father played the guitar ... Aretha Franklin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and other trailblazing singers are profiled in the book, “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who ...

“That track was completely free in terms of meter, in terms of rhythm,” said Aaron Cohen, author of “Amazing Grace,” a 2011 book about the ... at the Steinway grand piano, dressed in ...

He cedes his place at the piano to assistant choir director ... who wrote an entry about Amazing Grace in the 33 1/3 series of music books. “[Pollack] had a camera in the Baptismal pool, behind ...

The truth, as we learn in James Walvin's book Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn, is far more complex. Walvin's study analyzes the history and cultural significance of this ...

BALABAN: James Walvin is a historian and the author of the new book "Amazing Grace: A Cultural History Of A Beloved Hymn." His favorite version is the one you're hearing now. WALVIN: It's hard not ...

BALABAN: James Walvin is a historian and the author of the new book "Amazing Grace: A Cultural History Of A Beloved Hymn." His favorite version is the one you're hearing now. WALVIN: It's hard not ...

“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 ...

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99 A short but fascinating book by James Walvin, a professor at the University of York and an expert on ...