If you liked Kanye’s Jesus is King, you’ll love the 1972 live recording Amazing Grace featuring Aretha Franklin and the Southern California Community Choir. Listening to one of the greatest talents in human history sing gospel for an hour-and-a-half to a live audience that not only believes every word of it, but is obviously drawing strength from the music to live faithfully in the midst of a society that explicitly marginalizes them, is an experience you owe yourself. 

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