Best Amazing Grace Recording
What is the best audio recording of Amazing Grace? This week I was at a party for my brother-in-law in which each of the guests had contributed a favorite song for a compilation CD. One of those attending had selected Elvis’ recording of Amazing Grace. They explained, “Everyone knows it is the best recording of Amazing Grace, ever.” Really? This particular “everyone” doesn’t know that. I like Elvis, but am not particularly fond of his rendition of Amazing Grace.
So, my question is, which is the best recording of Amazing Grace ever?
Here are some of those that I know of. Feel free to contribute others in the comment area below.
101 Strings Orchestra
Tori Amos
Chet Atkins
Joan Baez
Batmobile
The Beat Daddys
Elmer Bernstein
Blind Boys of Alabama
Pat Boone
Boys II Men
Shirley Caesar
Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Cecilia
Charley Daniels Band
Cherry Bomb Club
Cincinnati Pops
Charlotte Church
Judy Collins
Crazy Cat George
Dave Matthews Band
The David Rose Orchestra
Ani DeFranco
Phil Driscoll
Esteban
Faith Evans
Fats Domino
Scott Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman
The Gatlin Brothers
George Gershwin
Mickey Gilley
Al Green
Arlo Guthrie
Merl Haggard
Jimmy Hendrix
Whitney Houston
Mahalia Jackson
Sonny James
George Jones
Janis Joplin
Jordanaires
K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Krystal
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Christy Lane
Leadbelly
Meadowlark Lemon
The Lemonheads
Loretta Lynn
Blind Willie McTell
Herbie Mann
Glenn Miller
Drop Kick Murphy
Anne Murray
Jim Neighbors
Willie Nelson
The Neville Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
Original Drifters
Patti Page
Twila Paris
Vicki Philips
Pras-Ghetto
Elvis Presley
Ray Prices
Boots Randolph
Lou Rawls
Charlie Rich
LeAnn Rimes
Diana Ross
Pete Seeger
Seven Nations
Shanon
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Paul Simon
Tommy Smith
Ray Stevens
Rod Stewart
Supastar Mantovani
B.J. Thomas
Randy Travis
Tsa’ Ne Dose
Ike & Tina Turner
Conway Twitty
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Voices of Watts
The Von Trapp Children
The Weavers
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lawrence Welk
Andy Williams
Victor Wooten
Glen Yarbrough
Okay, there are a few for you to consider. Amazon lists 3,213 Mp3 downloads for “Amazing Grace”
LeAnn Rimes has the best one.
I heard a few takes tonight on my computer of Amazing Grace. I dont think you have these ladies listed, they are from Louisiana, nice ladies, a lil group called Les Amies Des Louisian or something like that…Friends of Louisiana translation. The song is completely in French – if you have a dry eye after hearing this most absolutely best of all renditions (sp?) of Amazing Grace, I will buy you a steak!! That will be played at my funeral come “hell, high water, or half of Georgia.” And where did that saying come from anyway??? The harmony is simply and unquestionably out of sight!!! See if you can find their CD – I bought like 10 copies and gave to friends.
Update, 1 hr later – just found my CD – that correct spelling and name of these 4 most gracious Cajun ladies is Les Amies Louisianaises – album name – La Musique Unique des Acadiens.
In fact, one of the singers told me over the phone, the reasons they did this, was because of their song of Amazing Grace at Cajun funerals….
Best always!!!
Hear for yourself….some may like, some may not. But these ladies put some of the “stars” to shame, OK, my opinion!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDRoKY6QEaI&feature=channel_page
Happy, Happy, Mort
Please help: I am looking for an album with a cut of Amazing Grace on it that was the most amazing and uplifting I ever heard. My roommate and I listened to it a thousand timesand it always brought to tears.
I do not know the name of the album or the band.
It was a brass band that featured a flugal horrn.
It was in the mid 70’s.
If anyone has any information, please let me know!!!
Blessing on you