National Public Radio’s Samatha Balaban’s excellent story on the history of “Amazing Grace” reveals that singer Judy Collins did an impromptu rendition of the hymn at a 1969 meeting of war ...
We're going to explore the history of one of those songs this morning. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMAZING GRACE") PAUL ROBESON: (Singing) Amazing grace. RASCOE: "Amazing Grace." The song was first ...