John Lennon and Paul McCartney were an unrivalled song-writing partnership but their relationship soured in the late 1960s. Tensions within The Beatles simmered in the second half of the decade ...

The beloved hymn "Amazing Grace" was born out of John Newton's deep reflection on God’s transformative grace in his life. Once a rebellious slave trader, Newton experienced a radical change through ...

The Rev. John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton ... story on the history of “Amazing Grace” reveals ...

Black-eyed peas and cabbage are a New Year's Eve tradition across the American south, but these dishes with distinctly separate heritages are bound together because southerners chose to defy status ...

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMAZING GRACE") PAUL ROBESON ... SAMANTHA BALABAN, BYLINE: This history begins with an unlikely author. JAMES WALVIN: John Newton was a strange mix of a person.

PAUL ROBESON: (Singing) Amazing grace. SIMON: "Amazing Grace." The song was first ... BYLINE: This history begins with an unlikely author. JAMES WALVIN: John Newton was a strange mix of a person.