The 1972 rendition of ' Amazing Grace ' by the Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is nothing short of transcendent. It takes a hymn already steeped in emotion and elevates ...

Prof Cheape believes various popular milestones have helped increase the popularity of the pipes, including the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards topping the charts in 1972 with their haunting rendition ...

In 1971, inspired by the commercial success of Judy Collins' single, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards recorded a bagpipe version. (SOUNDBITE OF ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS' "AMAZING GRACE") ...

He made it home, but barely. WALVIN: The Lord had saved him by his grace. And that's the origins, really, of his ideas that went into "Amazing Grace." BALABAN: Newton gave up slave trading.

In 1971, inspired by the commercial success of Judy Collins' single, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards recorded a bagpipe version. (SOUNDBITE OF ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS' "AMAZING GRACE") BALABAN: ...