(The list includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mavis Staples, The Black ... gospel music inside and out will know that Elvis Presley was a talented interpreter of some of the greatest ...
The turn of the 20th century saw the introduction of instrumentals into Black gospel music, a significant development since enslaved people were often forbidden from using certain instruments.
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