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, ...

An assembly of people gathered in January 1972 in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles for a service of sorts – though not the ordinary kind. Amazing Grace was released as a double ...

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Amazing Grace might be the ultimate song of redemption, steeped in two centuries of black history, but its writer had also been a slave ship captain. There is no shortage of versions of Amazing Grace.

With Prom 6, attention is turned to the music of the soul. The second-ever Gospel Prom is the the first of this season's Late Night Proms and features some of the UK's greatest vocal talent - singers ...

Mick Jagger talks about a certain Aretha Franklin performance that’s indelibly etched in his memory as if it happened last week, not 46-plus years ago. “It was a really electrifying performance she ...

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 ...

Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling ...

Aretha Franklin bustled down the aisle of New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in her white dress and then slid behind a piano — an instant reminder of her formidable piano skills — for Marvin Gaye’s ...

Aretha Franklin sings in a scene from "Amazing Grace." Courtesy of Al's Records and Tapes Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” documentary was long held up from release due to technical and then legal ...

It’s the closest thing to witnessing a miracle — just some cameras, a crowd and a voice touched by God. Over two days in January of 1972, Aretha Franklin got up to sing out her gospel at the New ...