The First Lady of Southern Soul, Candi Staton presents the story of one of the world’s most recorded songs, ‘Amazing Grace’ and its composer John Newton.
Written over 200 years ago in Olney, England, Amazing Grace is the world’s most renowned hymn and has been recorded by a who’s who of contemporary music.

For ‘How Sweet The Sound’, Candi Staton traces the incredible journey of the song’s composer John Newton from 18th Century Slave Trader to Evangelical Preacher and Abolitionist. She also charts the song’s recording history and revisits classic recordings from the worlds of Gospel (Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Al Green), Folk (Pete Seeger, Judy Collins) and Pop (Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards).

The programme features a rare interview with the legendary 93 year old Pete Seeger, as well as contributions from Folk’s leading lady, Judy Collins, The Blind Boys of Alabama, members of the Edwin Hawkins Family and Contemporary Chrisitian Music’s biggest selling artist, Sandi Patty.


How Sweet The Sound: The Amazing Grace Story

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