Joshua Bell (c. 1812 - 24 December 1863) was born in Ireland and immigrated to Canada with his brother and father somewhere between 1815 and 1825.
The father, Alexander, was a shoemaker and the family became successful in that business. After the father's death, the two brothers expanded the business with Joshua taking the lead role. By his death, their company, J. and T. Bell was one of the larger footwear factories in Montreal. In the 1861, it had 70 employees.
Joshua was important to the economic history of the time in that he was a pioneer of mechanization of shoe production in Canada.
References
“Papiers de Ludger Duvernay,” Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal (Montreal), 3rd ser., VI (1909), 127–28
"Amazing Grace" is a Christianhymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807).
Newton wrote the words from personal experience. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (conscripted) into service in the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy, a moment that marked his spiritual conversion. He continued his slave trading career until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether and began studying Christian theology.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have simply been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, however, "Amazing Grace" was used extensively during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies, but in 1835 it was joined to a tune named "New Britain" to which it is most frequently sung today.
Amazing Grace is a 1974 comedy film featuring comedian Moms Mabley, playing the title role of Grace Teasdale Grimes. Grace is a widow who influences the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland after she discovers her somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being used to run for mayor by shady politicians and the incumbent mayor to further his own self-serving reelection efforts.
Grace knows the politicians have no interest in the betterment of the neighborhood and are only interested in getting their hands on the money that comes into it. She organizes some of the people in the community and together they devise a plan to thwart the crooked politician’s schemes.
Mabley appeared in the film a year before her death at the age of 81. The film also featured cameo appearances by veteran actors Butterfly McQueen and Stepin Fetchit.
The film's title is a play on words based on the name of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace".
It is available on DVD from MGM, and on Blu-Ray from Olive Films.
Joshua is a Biblical given name derived from the HebrewYehoshua (יהושע). The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ – yēšūă which corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous, from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.
As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name are Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
Popularity
Joshua
Information from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males. In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006.
Instances of use
Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Joshua" or "Josh" or very rarely "Yehoshua" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the names' use.
Music video by Joshua Bell feat. Branford Marsalis performing Amazing Grace (Audio). (C) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
published: 05 Nov 2013
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra)
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Works for Violin
℗ 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2014-09-29
Arranger: Julian Milone
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer: Adam Abeshouse
Assistant Engineer: Chris Barrett
Assistant Engineer: Laurence Anslow
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published: 08 Sep 2014
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra)
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Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Giacomo Puccini · Michael Stern
Romance of the Violin
℗ 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 2003-10-17
Associated Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Arranger, Producer: Craig Leon
Producer: Grace Row
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published: 28 Nov 2017
Joshua Bell - Silent Night ft. Young People's Chorus of NYC
Music video by Joshua Bell feat. Young People's Chorus of NYC performing Silent Night (Audio). (C) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Academy of...
Provided to YouTube by Sony Classical
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Works for Violin
℗ 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2014-09-29
Arranger: Julian Milone
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer: Adam Abeshouse
Assistant Engineer: Chris Barrett
Assistant Engineer: Laurence Anslow
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Works for Violin
℗ 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2014-09-29
Arranger: Julian Milone
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer: Adam Abeshouse
Assistant Engineer: Chris Barrett
Assistant Engineer: Laurence Anslow
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Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Giacomo Puccini · Mic...
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Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Giacomo Puccini · Michael Stern
Romance of the Violin
℗ 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 2003-10-17
Associated Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Arranger, Producer: Craig Leon
Producer: Grace Row
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Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Giacomo Puccini · Michael Stern
Romance of the Violin
℗ 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 2003-10-17
Associated Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Arranger, Producer: Craig Leon
Producer: Grace Row
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Provided to YouTube by Sony Classical
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Milone for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Works for Violin
℗ 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2014-09-29
Arranger: Julian Milone
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer: Adam Abeshouse
Assistant Engineer: Chris Barrett
Assistant Engineer: Laurence Anslow
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. C. Leon for Violin & Orchestra) · Joshua Bell · Giacomo Puccini · Michael Stern
Romance of the Violin
℗ 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 2003-10-17
Associated Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Arranger, Producer: Craig Leon
Producer: Grace Row
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The rally will be capped off by Lockport native Joshua Vacanti performing a four-song set, including “AmazingGrace,” before a flameless “candlelight vigil” with a bell-ringing ceremony to remember ...
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