BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - Mahalia Jackson (1523 hits)
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.
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I love this dear lady's music even as a young girl growing up in the South and there was an elderly man who shared the same passion of Ms. Jackson's music. When I was older, I gave the best of Mahalia Jackson collection. He played the music so much that it "almost drove his wife to drinking"! The man has passed on but when I speak to his widow she plays Ms. Jackson's music because it brings her comfort and memories of her husband sitting on the lazy boy humming along to her music. Thank you so very much for posting a blog of one of my favorite ole' time gospel music singers!
Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 2:24PM
Jen Fad
Long Live The "Queen Of Gospel Song"! Did you know we have a performing arts theater and elementary school in New Orleans named for her?
Friday, January 28th 2011 at 12:09PM
Siebra Muhammad
One song heard of hers causes addiction to he rvoice for every and every. lol (smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
