James Cleveland: the “King of Gospel” who built the modern choir sound
James Cleveland, known as the King of Gospel, founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America in the late 1960s and played on Aretha Franklin's 1972 album…
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The man who wrote “Amazing Grace” once captained slave ships. The hymn is his confession
John Newton sailed in the Atlantic slave trade and commanded slave ships before becoming an Anglican priest. He wrote "Amazing Grace" for his parish in Olney,…