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25 Oct 06 - 07:22 PM (#1868689) Subject: Mahalia Jackson's Birthday From: The Shambles Mahalia Jackson was born this day (26 October) in New Orleans in 1911. |
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26 Oct 06 - 09:05 AM (#1869054) Subject: RE: Mahalia Jackson's Birthday From: Azizi There are a number of online biographies of the great gospel/spiritual vocalist Mahalia Jackson. This site may provide the most comprehensive information online: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/jackson_mahalia/bio.jhtml -snip- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooWm10OyTNc Mahalia Jackson-Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho -snip- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-761088623621815314 has a brief video clip of Mahalia Jackson singing the spiritual "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" on the Ed Sullivan Show -snip- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,448113.,00.html includes a vintage photo of Mahalia Jackson and the following sound clips of her singing these songs: It Is Well With My Soul Roll Jordan Roll My God Is Real I Found the Answer Walkin' to Jerusalem Hark! The Herald Angels Sing In the Upper Room I Will Move on up a Little Higher If You See My Saviour Down by the Riverside In My Home over There If We Never Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now) -snip- By the way, "Mahalia" is a Hebrew & Arabic female name which means "tender" ; "affection" |
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26 Oct 06 - 11:30 AM (#1869154) Subject: RE: Mahalia Jackson's Birthday From: Big Jim from Jackson What a voice! And even the glare and glitz of TV couldn't hide the warmth and genuineness of her personality. |
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26 Oct 06 - 12:16 PM (#1869207) Subject: RE: Mahalia Jackson's Birthday From: Bee When we finally got a record player (and before we got a TV), in the '60s, the first album I bought was a Mahalia Jackson record for my mother's birthday - she loved Mahalia. The record's still home on the shelf, cover much faded. It was played a lot over the years. |
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26 Oct 06 - 12:24 PM (#1869210) Subject: RE: Mahalia Jackson's Birthday From: Bill D I actually saw Mahalia live in about 1961....even as a young man, I was awed at her voice and 'presence'. I recently found some sound files or her and happily refreshed my faded memories. |
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14 Jan 21 - 01:08 PM (#4087938) Subject: Mahalia Jackson From: GUEST,guest The Sandman Interview 1971, if this offends atheists, tough, what a great singer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-UwQMkWLKE |
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15 Jan 21 - 03:23 AM (#4088037) Subject: RE: Mahalia Jackson From: GUEST,The Sandman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RSH4r48Dpg |