In a new online video feature, John Fogerty recalls the Unusual circumstances that resulted in him writing the early CCR song “Porterville.” ...

Ahead of his memoir Crazy Lucky, John Mason shares new insights on some of his most famous cases, from The Jackson 5 to the ...

The haunting hymn "Amazing Grace" was penned by the anti-slavery advocate John Newton when he landed in Donegal, safe, having survived a shipwreck. His arrival on Irish shores marked the ...

Few artists come anywhere near Olivia Newton-John when it comes to singles success ... and title track was reserved for the most momentous writer of them all. Much of Bob Dylan’s 1970 album ...

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’s hymn ... analyst and the co-author of “On the ...

How could a man guilty of selling Africans into slavery compose one of our most beloved hymns? Irreverent, foul-mouthed John Newton began ... meet the author of "Amazing Grace" and learn how ...

JAMES WALVIN: John Newton was a strange mix of a person. BALABAN: James Walvin is a historian and the author of the new book "Amazing Grace: A Cultural History Of A Beloved Hymn." His favorite ...

The song was first performed on New Year's Day 1773, over 250 years ago. NPR's Samantha Balaban is our guide through its extraordinary history. SAMANTHA BALABAN, BYLINE: This history begins with an ...