Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel.For decades the name "Mahalia" was the personification personification, figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are endowed with human qualities, e.g., allegorical morality plays where characters include Good Deeds, Beauty, and Death. of gospel music. In Got To Tell It: Mahalia Jackson Noun 1. Mahalia Jackson - United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) Jackson , Queen of Gospel, Jules Schwerin captures the full majesty of the gospel diva. Reflecting upon first hearing her in concert in the summer of 1955, Schwerin says there were "moans and groans and shouts in a voice that lifted the thousand souls into a state of astonishment, and probably grace." By this time her extraordinary voice was already well known. Schwerin, who would later go on to produce Mahalia Jackson's 1976 Grammy-winning record for best gospel and soul, as well as a widely acclaimed documentary, gives equal time to Jackson's virtues and shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
In a lucid and unpretentious style, the author recalls Jackson's humble Louisiana origins and her associations with Mitch Miller Mitch Miller (born Mitchell William Miller, July 4, 1911) is an American musician, singer, conductor, record producer, A&R man and record company executive. He was one of the most influential figures in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the , John Hammond John Hammond may refer to:
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