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Mahalia Jackson (/ m ə ˈ h eɪ l i ə / mə-HAY-lee-ə; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
Apr 2, 2014 · 20th-century recording artist Mahalia Jackson, known as the Queen of Gospel, is revered as one of the greatest musical figures in U.S. history.
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel music singer known as the Queen of Gospel Song. Born in 1911, she first came to wide public attention in the 1930s. Her first big hit, “Move on Up a Little Higher,” was released in 1945.
Aug 25, 2023 · As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous line may have been a suggestion to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahalia Jackson’s passionate contralto brought sensuality and forceful expression to gospel music. Born in New Orleans, she inherited the city’s legacy of musical excellence and passed it on for generations to come.
Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, known for her rich, powerful voice, Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the...
Mahalia Jackson, who rose from Deep South poverty to world renown as a passionate gospel singer, died of a heart seizure yesterday in Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Ill.,...
Apr 17, 2024 · Mahalia Jackson was gospel music’s first superstar, a powerful vocal talent who with her recordings and performances dominated the gospel genre in the 1950s and 1960’s, long before the word “superstar” became vogue. She was a major crossover success whose popularity extended across racial divides.
The woman who would one day be called the greatest gospel singer in the world was born in New Orleans on October 26, 1911. Her childhood home was a three-room house in the Black Pearl section of the city. It was a tiny space, home not only to little "Halie," and her mother and brother, but to assorted aunts and cousins, too.
Feb 8, 2010 · Mahalia Jackson was born in 1911 in New Orleans. When she was 16, she traveled the well-worn path up the Mississippi River to Chicago. Beginning in the 1940s, she was one of the first singers...
