The crossover of country singers to Gospel music shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. For many children, their first chance to sing in public is during church services. Many started singing along from the pews with their families. Later, they’d get noticed for their ability to harmonize and get invited to join the choir. Before they’d start their own band and play honky tonks from Saturday night until the wee hours, they’d be waking up early Sunday to beat the preacher to the pulpit. This was their first steady gig and the music from the church service stayed with them. Many of these artists periodically put out albums featuring their favorite Gospel turns so their fans had something to pop in the cassette deck on their trip to and from church. Amazing Grace – Country Stars Sing Songs Of Faith And Hope is a 10 DVD collection that show how so many of the musicians never forgot their early years.
The performances are taken from a variety of sources for the first 8 DVDs. Among the performers are included Alabama, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, The Statler Brothers, Randy Travis and more. The last two DVDs are all performances from the stage at the Grand Ole Opry. You get a few songs from the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet and other cast members including Buck Owens and Roy Clark. There’s also more Dolly Parton taking you to church. During one of the interview segments, Marty Stuart talks about how when he meets members of other bands, they might not know each other’s music, but they all know these songs that were engrained into the during Sunday services. This probably explains why so many of the performers seem as home singing these songs as their hits.
Amazing Grace – Country Stars Sing Songs Of Faith And Hope is a perfect holiday gift for anyone your life that enjoys country musicians and Gospel songs.
Time Life presents Amazing Grace – Country Stars Sing Songs Of Faith And Hope. Starring Dolly Parton, Alabama, Ralph Stanley, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis & Tennessee Ernie Ford. 153 songs on 10 DVDs. Release Date: November 18, 2022.
Disc 1
Bonus Performance: “Amazing Grace” by Alabama
Bonus Interviews:
Alabama
Vince Gill
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| There Is Power in the Blood – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| I Saw the Light – Josh Turner featuring Sonya Isaacs | ||
| In the Garden – Alan Jackson | ||
| Let’s All Go Down To The River – Alabama | ||
| Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis | ||
| How Great Thou Art – Reba McEntire | ||
| I Surrender All – Joey and Rory | ||
| Just a Closer Walk with Thee – George Jones | ||
| In The Sweet By And By – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| This Old House – The Statler Brothers | ||
| Somebody Loves Me – The Gatlin Brothers | ||
| Just a Little Talk with Jesus – Brenda Lee | ||
| Wings of a Dove – Ferlin Husky | ||
| Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life – Ronnie Milsap | ||
| Go Rest High On That Mountain – Vince Gill |
Disc 2
15 Performances
Bonus Interview:
The Statler Brothers
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Long Black Train – Josh Turner | ||
| Turn Your Radio On – Randy Travis | ||
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus – Alabama | ||
| The Old Rugged Cross – Alan Jackson | ||
| Because He Lives – Reba McEntire | ||
| Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord – The Statler Brothers | ||
| Why Me – Kris Kristofferson | ||
| Lead Me To That Rock – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| The Old Gospel Ship – Marty Stuart | ||
| Wings Of A Dove – Ricky Skaggs with The Whites | ||
| Peace In The Valley – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| It Is Well With My Soul – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| Are You Washed In The Blood – Joey and Rory | ||
| Sweet Beulah Land – T. Graham Brown | ||
| Family Bible – Willie Nelson |
Disc 3
14 Performances
Bonus Interviews:
Jimmy Fortune
Josh Turner
Rhonda Vincent
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| How Great Thou Art – The Statler Brothers | ||
| Blessed Assurance – Alan Jackson | ||
| Amazing Grace – Josh Turner | ||
| Rock Of Ages – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken? – Randy Travis | ||
| He Turned The Water Into Wine – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | ||
| He Touched Me – Joey and Rory | ||
| Where No One Stands Alone – Gene Watson | ||
| Where We’ll Never Grow Old – Rhonda Vincent | ||
| Gloryland – Ralph Stanley | ||
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| Heartbreak Ridge And New Hope Road – The Gatlin Brothers | ||
| Where The Soul Never Dies – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| I Saw The Light – Alabama |
Disc 4
14 Performances
Bonus Interview:
The Oak Ridge Boys
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus – Alan Jackson | ||
| Church in the Wildwood – Alabama | ||
| More Than A Name On A Wall – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Josh Turner | ||
| Open The Eyes of My Heart – Randy Travis | ||
| Precious Memories – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | ||
| Unclouded Day – Jan Howard | ||
| A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy’s Grave – Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys | ||
| Get Up In Jesus’ Name – Marty Raybon | ||
| Where Could I Go but to the Lord – Billy Walker | ||
| I Need Thee Every Hour – Joey and Rory | ||
| Farther Along – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| The Other Side Of The Cross – The Statler Brothers |
Disc 5
14 Performances
Bonus Performance: “Keep On The Sunny Side” by Marty Stuart, Bill Gaither, Janette Carter, Joe “Bull” Carter
Bonus Interview:
Marty Stuart
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Just A Little Talk With Jesus – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | ||
| Leaning On The Everlasting Arms – Alan Jackson | ||
| How Great Thou Art – Josh Turner | ||
| The Old Rugged Cross – Alabama | ||
| Life’s Railway To Heaven – George Hamilton IV | ||
| It Is No Secret – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| Suppertime – Joey and Rory | ||
| Because He Lives – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| I Believe – Del McCoury | ||
| If We Never Meet Again – Skeeter Davis | ||
| Sweet Beulah Land – Bradley Walker feat. The Isaacs | ||
| If I Can Help Somebody – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| I Find Jesus – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | ||
| Baptism – Randy Travis |
Disc 6
14 Performances
Bonus Interviews:
Alan Jackson
Randy Owen
Marty Stuart
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Loving God, Loving Each Other – The Oak Ridge Boys, The Gaither Vocal Band | ||
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee – Alabama | ||
| Amazing Grace – The Statler Brothers | ||
| Softly and Tenderly – Joey and Rory | ||
| Feet On The Rock – Randy Travis | ||
| Daddy Sang Bass – Fortune/Walker/Rogers/Isaacs | ||
| When We All Get To Heaven – Alan Jackson | ||
| I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – B.J. Thomas | ||
| If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again – Barbara Fairchild | ||
| Doxology – Josh Turner | ||
| He Touched Me – John Conlee | ||
| Far Side Banks of Jordan – Jimmy Fortune | ||
| Take Me In Your Lifeboat – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends | ||
| I Need The Every Hour – Randy Owen, The Issacs |
Disc 7
Bonus Interview:
Jimmy Fortune
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Love Lifted Me – Randy Travis | ||
| That’s Important To Me – Joey and Rory | ||
| This Little Light Of Mine – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | ||
| I Know – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| Because He Lives – Alabama | ||
| I Love To Tell The Story – Alan Jackson | ||
| Get Down On Your Knees And Pray – Del McCoury | ||
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus – Jeannie Seely | ||
| God Bless America/America The Beautiful – Jimmy Fortune featuring Sonya Isaacs Yeary | ||
| Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul – Marty Raybon | ||
| It Is Well With My Soul – Joey and Rory | ||
| Somebody’s Praying – Ricky Skaggs | ||
| What A Savior – The Gatlin Brothers | ||
| More Than a Name on a Wall – The Statler Brothers |
Disc 8
14 Performances
Bonus Interviews:
Dailey & Vincent
George Jones
The Oak Ridge Boys
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good – Fortune/Walker/Rogers/Isaacs | ||
| Just A Little Talk With Jesus – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| Tell Me One More Time About Jesus – Vince Gill | ||
| He Touched Me – The Gatlin Brothers | ||
| The Old Rugged Cross – Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| Up To Zion – Ronnie Milsap | ||
| Church In The Wildwood – Jim Ed Brown | ||
| Jesus Paid It All – Joey and Rory | ||
| Standing On the Promises – Bill Anderson | ||
| Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus – Alan Jackson | ||
| Daddy Sang Bass – Dailey & Vincent | ||
| Life’s Railway To Heaven – The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| Let It Be Me – Joey and Rory | ||
| Amazing Grace – George Jones |
Disc 9
Opry Gospel Classics
18 Performances
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amazing Grace – Connie Smith | ||
| How Great Thou Art – Martina McBride | ||
| In the Garden – Loretta Lynn | ||
| Come Angel Band – Hee Haw Gospel Quartet | ||
| Coat Of Many Colors – Dolly Parton | ||
| Green, Green Grass Of Home – Porter Wagoner | ||
| Where The Soul Never Dies – Hee Haw Gospel Quartet | ||
| Somebody Touched Me – Roy Acuff | ||
| I Saw The Light – Roy Drusky, Hank Williams Jr., Lonzo & Oscar, Loretta Lynn | ||
| Mama Sang A Song – Bill Anderson | ||
| Love Lifted Me – Hee Haw Gospel Quartet | ||
| He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands – Connie Smith | ||
| When The Saints Go Marching In – Flatt & Scruggs | ||
| Wings of A Dove – Ferlin Husky | ||
| The Unclouded Day – Hee Haw Gospel Quartet | ||
| Precious Lord, Take My Hand – Ronnie Milsap | ||
| Holy Night – Charley Pride | ||
| Keep On The Sunny Side – The Carter Family |
Disc 10
Opry Gospel Classics
20 Performances
| SONG TITLE ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Give Me That Old Time Religion – Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Hee Haw Cast | ||
| One Day At A Time – Cristy Lane | ||
| Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho – Barbara Mandrell | ||
| Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) – Johnny Cash & The Carter Family | ||
| The Great Speckled Bird – Roy Acuff | ||
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus – Ernest Tubb | ||
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Roy Clark, Brenda Lee, The Nashville Edition, Hee Haw Cast | ||
| The Old Rugged Cross – Skeeter Davis | ||
| How Great Thou Art – Sonny James | ||
| Peace In The Valley – Connie Smith | ||
| Holy Night – Martina McBride | ||
| Church in the Wildwood/I Saw The Light/Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Charley Pride | ||
| Angel Band – Wilburn Brothers | ||
| When The Saints Go Marchin’ In – Buck Owens & Roy Clark | ||
| My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton | ||
| Family Bible – Porter Wagoner | ||
| He Touched Me – Connie Smith | ||
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee – Flatt & Scruggs | ||
| Put Your Hand In The Hand – Loretta Lynn | ||
| I Saw The Light – Roy Acuff |
