Author Steve Turner calls it "America's most beloved song." In truth, "Amazing Grace" and its story is the gift that keeps on giving. Each story begets another story, and they're all captured in a highly enriching and engaging interview-documentary, "Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song."

"Amazing Grace" could also rightfully be called "America's most versatile song." It's a gospel classic and a bagpipe standard that brings peace and slow tears to funerals. It's a folksong and a civil rights anthem. It's also where many turned for comfort after 9/11 and other national and other world-changing disasters.

America's most versatile song also contains a rich history and story that continue to be written in modern times. The hymn actually lays out the biography of John Newton, a one-time slave trader who wrote the words. He is also the wretch mentioned in the text we've heard, celebrated, sung, and meditated on for more than 170 years.

The song's story and history, by themselves, go well beyond interesting and captivating. But it's the history of the individual words, "wretch," "grace" and "amazing" that create the most interest and momentum. Author Steve Turner juxtaposes Newton's original intentions for these words with the stories of people whose lives were rescued and transformed upon hearing them at their lowest and highest life moments. These juxtapositions create the documentary's deepest, most gripping moments.

The talk-to-music ratio leans primarily towards compelling conversation. For music-intensive stations, and those who remember the definitive "Amazing Grace" PBS documentary, this is not a "music program." The hymn appears in eight riveting excerpts, but more as supporting material.

Suitable for almost all formats and for stations with regular and occasional documentary slots in their schedule.

Convincing storytelling of a rare and remarkable multi-layered story.

(N.B. There is about 20 seconds of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the opening in which I believe is unintentional and the producers have been notified.)

A veritable best of both worlds here with "Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison." You've got the story-telling music of Johnny Cash and the story of one of the most royal of all concerts -- the incredible show Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three put on at Folsom Prison in 1968.

The music and performances are a gritty given. What stands out is how the production by Joyride Media puts you in a seat right next to a prisoner in the Folsom Prison cafeteria. You'll hear from prisoners, prison guards and reporters who all capture the color and the concert.

Incredibly entertaining and compelling radio, capturing the wonder, hope and crude and cruel merriment of a historic musical and sociological event. And Johnny Cash.

For those who hate surprises: language advisory at 13:25 in Part 1 and 4:32 in Part 2. The program contains songs with drug references as well.

NEA Jazz Masters Moments has added some new, nifty moments with trumpeter Snooky Young and the Belgian harmonicat, Toots Thielmans. There are multiple Young moments to choose from -- I like Snooky Young Gives Advice to Aspiring Players as listed here, plus the bittersweet Snooky Young's Run-in with the Law.

Toots Thielemans introduces the birth of his big hit, with Toots Thielmans on Composing 'Bluesette' and talks about his cardboard start on Toots Thielmans on his Musical Upbringing.

As with the others I've recommended, these Jazz Moments can serve your listeners and station in a variety of ways -- and each creates joy in some small way.