BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History
Mahalia Jackson
On January 27, 1972, The Woman Known As The
"Queen Of Gospel Song," Died At Age 60, In Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia Jackson Was Gospel Musc's First International Superstar.
Reared In New Orleans, Louisiana In The Early 1900s, Mahalia Jackson Began Singing Gospel In The Church Choir.
In 1945, Her Recording Of "Move On Up A Little Higher," Sold Almost 2 Million Copies And Brought Her Immediate Fame. The Successful Recording Led To Appearances At Carnegie Hall And On "The Ed Sullivan Show," As Well As A European Tour.
Toward The End Of Her Life Jackson Became A Civil Rights Activist And Author. In 1970 She Wrote A Cookbook Titled "Mahalia Jackson Cooks Soul." Two Years Earlier, She Sang At The Funeral Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Request He Made Prior To His Death.
Mahalia Jackson & Nat King Cole Perform "Steal Away"
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." - Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Hugh Gaddy
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On January 27, 1972, The Woman Known As The
"Queen Of Gospel Song," Died At Age 60, In Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia Jackson Was Gospel Musc's First International Superstar.
Reared In New Orleans, Louisiana In The Early 1900s, Mahalia Jackson Began Singing Gospel In The Church Choir.
In 1945, Her Recording Of "Move On Up A Little Higher," Sold Almost 2 Million Copies And Brought Her Immediate Fame. The Successful Recording Led To Appearances At Carnegie Hall And On "The Ed Sullivan Show," As Well As A European Tour.
Toward The End Of Her Life Jackson Became A Civil Rights Activist And Author. In 1970 She Wrote A Cookbook Titled "Mahalia Jackson Cooks Soul." Two Years Earlier, She Sang At The Funeral Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Request He Made Prior To His Death.
Mahalia Jackson & Nat King Cole Perform "Steal Away"
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." - Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Hugh Gaddy
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Thanks for this wonderful post Brother Gaddy. I absolutely adore the music of the late Mahalia Jackson.