He was a seminal force in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues into soul ... with each remaining the top-selling singles in black venues for over a month. As the 1960s decade neared ...

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Cissy Houston was known as an accomplished gospel ... like Big Black and Shellac, Albini also pushed sonic boundaries on his own albums. This corrosive and strangely incantatory track from Big ...

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Longtime readers of the New York Times know that opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof can be prone to outlandish claims. Years ago he promoted the amusing idea that the biblical Jesus favored big ...