The singing, for sure, can be wonderful, charged with prayer and pain, praise and God-given forbearance. Anderson may not always caress a melody the way Jackson herself did, but her voice has a deep, penetrating core, with a plush vibrato lining. When the star power...
In 1959, Jackson appeared in the film Imitation of Life. By the end of the decade, much of Jackson's work featured crossover production styles; she was an international figure, with a performance itinerary that included singing at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration. Why did Mahalia Jack...
the creative process too seriously. He jokingly shares areccolationfrom a studio session during his Stax years: Once the session was finished, Cropper told the group "Damn, this sounds like a hit." "AndAl Jacksonsaid, 'Steve, they're all hits until they're released.' He's probably ...
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. In the 1950s and ’60s Jac