SSN: Amazing Grace
Song Sung New. Uncovering Cover Versions.March 14, 2021x
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SSN: Amazing Grace

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear.

How many times is Amazing Grace sung each year? Which cover spent 67 weeks in the UK chart? What day in 1972 did Elvis's version come out? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more on this episode that once was lost, but now is found. WARNING: This episode contains traces of a slave trader.

Featured artists [in chronological order]:

Mahalia Jackson
Sacred Harp Choir
Paul Robeson
The Soul Stirrers
Judy Collins
Aretha Franklin
Elvis Presley
Daniel Lanois
Throwing Muses
Kristin Hersh
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Brian Fallon
Cat Power
Tim Rogers
Gurrumul
Yo-Yo Ma
Garth Brooks
Penny Goodwin
 
Hidden track: Amazing [Kanye West]



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