Mahalia
Americannoun
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Singers from Sarah Vaughan to Mahalia Jackson and Peggy Lee have drawn out its cradle-song calm, while such jazz instrumentalists as Stan Getz and John Coltrane have often quickened its pulse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The decorated songstress' humble origins began in North Carolina where she was influenced by her musical family and the gospel music of artists like Mahalia Jackson and Sam Cooke.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025
“But I also loved how artistically Mahalia was viewing it as a symbol of the birth itself. There was something so poetic about her exploration of the story.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
One of those who credits Ace for her rise is Simmer hitmaker Mahalia.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024
She was selling hundreds of thousands of records among Negroes before white people ever knew who Mahalia Jackson was.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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