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...Christopher John Farley. Reported by Daniel S. Levy/New York
CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY was tuned into Hootie & the Blowfish long before they became the South's answer to Pearl Jam. "I remember seeing Hootie play when only about 40 fans showed up," he recalls. Farley, who frequently reviews music for TIME, journeyed to Columbia, South Carolina, to investigate the roots of Hootie's sound--an assignment that entailed some bar hopping with the band. "It's regional music with a national appeal," says Farley. Music was an inspiration to Farley in his first novel, My Favorite War, to be published this summer by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. "It's not about...
...Christopher John Farley...
Blacks managing to crack the housing market's color barrier are quickly greeted with white flight. A mass exodus from an area begins once it becomes over 20 percent black-occupied, according to University of Michigan Professor Reginald Farley. "The presence of even small numbers of black residents is disturbing to a significant fraction of whites," he writes...
...move as many units as the typical Whitney CD -- its unabashed religiosity indicates that Houston has her sights set on a higher, very personal audience of One. "Gospel has roots in the blues, and Houston brings the music back to its source," says TIME's Christopher John Farley. "All the songs on the album, from the proud, soaring 'Too Close' to the confessional 'Face to Face,' have the earthy intimacy of top-notch blues. Along the way, Houston also turns in a patient, slow-building, ultimately satisfying rendition of 'Amazing Grace' -- an impressive feat, since the song has been covered...