Mahalia Jackson

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Birthday
Oct 26, 1911 (113 years old)
Death date
Jan 27, 1972

Mahalia Jackson

Known For

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
1h 30m
Movie 2023

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

Raymond Anthony Myles was the electrifying Gospel Genius of New Orleans. Like a comet shooting across the sky, he was here one minute – brilliant, incandescent and unmistakably unique. And then, just as quickly, he was gone… But Raymond was more than a maverick musician. He was also highly representative of a vital but scorned minority within the Black church: a queer man who struggled with dogma and Scripture that said, "God's love does not apply to you."

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
1h 57m
Movie 2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

My Music: A Classic Christmas
1h 13m
Movie 2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas

Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols performed, throughout decades past, by an array of artists, including Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Gene Autry, Jimmy Boyd, the Supremes, Rosemary Clooney, the Lennon Sisters, Burl Ives, Mahalia Jackson, Mitzi Gaynor, Julie Andrews, the Beach Boys, the Carpenters, Jose Feliciano, the Drifters, Ronnie Spector, the Harry Simeone Chorale, and David Bowie.

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
1h 33m
Movie 2008

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas
0h 41m
Movie 1997

Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas

Featuring over 40 minutes of vintage performances by the world's greatest gospel singer, this is Mahalia at her most powerful, singing the beloved songs of the holiday season.Originally intended as musical vignettes for CBS's 1960-61 television season, this beautiful footage has been digitally remastered for optimum sound and picture quality form the original 16mm Kinescopes.

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
1h 0m
Movie 1988

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

Aretha Franklin's recording career is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and prominent figures within the music industry.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds" (million-sellers).

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