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In this inspiring program, Bill Moyers explores the song's origins and power. It's one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. "Amazing Grace" has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is credited with transforming lives.
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- 1990-09
- Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jeremy Irons
Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.
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A documentary with performances of the popular hymn and comments by Bill Moyers and many others about the reasons for its continuing impact.
This documentary is about one song, “Amazing Grace.” An amazing lot can be seen through this four-stanza song. Bill Moyers follows the origins and evolution of one of the world’s most famous hymns. It is part music history, part African-American history, and part song itself.
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Bill Moyers hosts this documentary special, which explores the enduring legacy of the 18th-century hymn, "Amazing Grace." The song was written by John Newton, a former English slave ship captain, whose diaries explain the important role that "Amazing Grace" played in the gradual transformation of this self-described formerly "vile man." Moyers visi...
NETWORK:PBS WNET New York, NYDATE:September 12, 1990 Wednesday 8:00 PMRUNNING TIME:1:27:32COLOR/B&W:ColorJudith Davidson Moyers … Executive ProducerBill Moyers … Executive Producer, HostElena Mannes … Producer, DirectorRebecca Berman … Associate ProducerBill Moyers: Amazing Grace. It's one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. "Amazing Grace" has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is credited with transforming lives. In this inspiring program, Bill Moyers explores the song's origins and power. 46 IMDb 8.0 1 h 20 min 1990.
Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.
