Mahalia Jackson

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Mahalia Jackson

October 26, 1911 to January 27, 1972

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 26, 1911, Mahalia Jackson started singing at Mount Moriah Baptist Church as a young girl and went on to represent a new sound in African American Spirituals called gospel music. 

Her voice is legendary it represented the very core of negro spirituals moving into the civil rights era.

 Legend : The Best of Mahalia Jackson  The Essential Mahalia Jackson  Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
     
 The World's Greatest Gospel Singer by Jackson, Mahalia Original recording remastered edition (1992) Audio CD  Mahalia Jackson Live At Newport 1958  MAHALIA JACKSON (2 CD Set)
     
 Amazing Grace (Single Version)  Bless This House by Mahalia Jackson (2014-08-03)  Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns Volume 2
     
 Mahalia Jackson'S Greatest Hits  Integrale 12  Christmas with Mahalia
     


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