Two days before what would have been George Jones' 82nd birthday, the iconic singer's country gospel record 'Amazing Grace' will be released. It seems fitting to release such a personal album close to ...

Shot in an L.A. church during the recording sessions for her fabled 1972 album, Aretha Franklin's 46-year-old gospel concert film is finally seeing the light of day. What it reveals is the glory of ...

Music annals tell us about legendary lost projects that got released long after the fact. The Beach Boys' "Smile." Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes." Prince's "Black Album." Now comes the holy grail: ...

It’s the closest thing to witnessing a miracle — just some cameras, a crowd and a voice touched by God. Over two days in January of 1972, Aretha Franklin got up to sing out her gospel at the New ...

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 ...

Aretha Franklin sings in a scene from "Amazing Grace." Courtesy of Al's Records and Tapes Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” documentary was long held up from release due to technical and then legal ...

County legend Randy Travis, who memorably suffered a life-threatening stroke three years ago, shocked the crowd during his induction Sunday into the Country Music Hall of Fame when he performed ...

To use phrasing common in the black church, her daddy made it plain. On Aretha Franklin’s best-selling album, “Amazing Grace,” the revered Rev. C.L. Franklin said, “If you want to know the truth, she ...

There were no Hollywood klieg lights, no long parade of celebrities, no crush of paparazzi. But it was a movie premiere with meaning — and lots of hometown heart — Monday night as Aretha Franklin’s ...