A voice and a spoken introduction
The selected performance joins Phipps’s resonant singing with his presentation of the song. The encounter includes the spoken setting as well as the melody.
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PEOPLE WORTH GETTING TO KNOW
Wintley Phipps
Gospel singer, minister, and educator
A CLOSER LOOK
The story behind it.
A resonant baritone and an interpreter of hymns, including “Amazing Grace.”
A particular rendition
Amazing Grace remains its own song entry, while this performance has a separate page. That preserves the distinction between the work and the interpretation selected here.
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Performance
Amazing Grace — Wintley Phipps
Wintley Phipps · Carnegie Hall
A concert performance of “Amazing Grace” with Phipps’s introduction and unhurried vocal delivery.
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