On January 13, 1972, Aretha Franklin walked into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles and sang one of the world’s most well-known church hymns, “Amazing Grace." The rest is history.

It thrived as a blockbuster gospel album, but a technical issue — and the Queen of Soul herself — held back the release of the film version of Amazing Grace, director Sydney Pollack’s Aretha Franklin ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: What would you say if you had the opportunity to be a fly on the wall while the incomparable Aretha Franklin sang her heart out at the New Temple Missionary Baptist ...

The recently restored 1972 documentary Amazing Grace takes its name from Aretha Franklin’s gospel album, which was recorded live over two nights at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los ...

The new Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace — filmed in 1972 during the live recording sessions for her hit album of the same name, but not available for public viewing until today — is a ...

In 1972, Aretha Franklin who had by then had some 11 consecutive hits including, “Respect,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” decided to record a live gospel album. Over two nights ...

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 ...

One of the best concert films in recent years was shot almost 50 years ago. In 1972, Warner Bros. hired filmmaker Sydney Pollack to shoot footage of a small, two-day concert event. Legendary soul ...

Aretha Franklin didn't want you to see Amazing Grace, the "new" documentary of her legendary performance at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, in January 1972. But that's not the ...

Christopher Wilson | Chair, Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History Amazing Grace captivates, says the Smithsonian's Christopher Wilson from the National Museum of ...

"Entering the venue unobtrusively, she smiles briefly, gathers herself for a moment and then starts to sing. Gently at first, but then ever more powerfully... Her voice begins to carry the audience ...

Nearly a half-century ago at a Baptist church in Watts, Calif., Aretha Franklin recorded Amazing Grace. The 1972 album went on to become the best-selling live gospel album and while those live ...