Candi Staton, the First Lady of Southern Soul, presents the story of one of the world's most recorded songs and its composer, John Newton. Show more Candi Staton, the 'First Lady of Southern Soul' ...
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 ...
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 ...