USA TODAY
Before Henry Louis Gates Jr. spoke to music stars John Legend and Yolanda Adams for a PBS project on the Black church in America, he was warned not to ask them to sing. It wasn t part of their interview agreement. I said OK, (but) the whole time I had to I figure out how I could get around this, Gates says of interviews conducted for the four-hour documentary, The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (airing Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 EST/PST; check local listings).
He evaded the prohibition by innocently asking about their first choir solos. When they named their song titles, he feigned ignorance.
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