Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace

Abstract

This book owes its existence to David Barker and everyone at Continuum who know the enduring value of albums, including Amazing Grace.My spiritual big brothers Anthony Heilbut and David Ritz have permanently enriched the studies of gospel and Aretha Franklin.I’ve been fortunate to work with an outstanding team at DownBeat/Maher Publications, particu-larly Frank Alkyer, Ed Enright, Jason Koransky, Kevin Maher, Zach Phillips, Bobby Reed, Jennifer Ruban-Gentile, Ara Tirado, and Andy Williams.It’s been edifying, and a great trip, to experience journalism through the daily newspaper trenches at the Chicago Tribune, especially because of Lou Carlozo, Greg Kot, Howard Reich, Heidi Stevens, and Kevin M. Williams.