Born: New Orleans, LA, 1911
Years Active: 1958-1972
Influenced by: Ma Rainey, Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey, Bessie Smith, Tommy Dorsey, Sallie Martin
Genre: R & B
Biography: General critical consensus holds Mahalia Jackson as the greatest gospel singer ever to live; a major crossover success whose ...
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10/20/09
Sharon E. Scott's voice brings Mahalia Jackson to life Scott is a beloved performer in t...
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10/17/09
Mahalia Jackson play, other events fill the calendar Take in this class about i kebana, ...
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10/14/09
Actor-singer Sharon Scott brings her new show about Mahalia Jackson to Studio@620 Sharon...
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12/23/08
Mahalia Jackson Theater Reopens The 2,317-capacity venue has been spiffed up with a $22 ...
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03/21/08
Marva Wright on turning 60 and more Belting gospel and the blues has taken Marva Wright ...
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