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In this inspiring program, Bill Moyers explores the song's origins and power. It's one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. "Amazing Grace" has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is credited with transforming lives.
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- 1990-09
- Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jeremy Irons
12. Sept. 1990 · Amazing Grace. Bill Moyers explores the origins and enduring power of the song 'Amazing Grace' with Johnny Cash, Jessye Norman, Judy Collins, Jeremy Irons and others.
This 80-minute documentary was directed by Elena Mannes was originally presented on PBS. Bill Moyers, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist serves as host. He ponders the reasons Newton wrote the song and talks with people about it.
Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.
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- BillMoyers.com
Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir. Transcending race, creed, geography, generation, and social station, Amazing Grace has been recorded more times than any other…
Across time, oceans and cultures, "Amazing Grace" has endured as one of the most popular pieces of music in the English language. Its universal appeal inspired the acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers to tell the story of this song through the people who have sung it.
12. Sept. 1990 · Bill Moyers hosts this documentary special, which explores the enduring legacy of the 18th-century hymn, "Amazing Grace." The song was written by John Newton, a former English slave ship captain, whose diaries explain the important role that "Amazing Grace" played in the gradual transformation of this self-described formerly "vile man."
