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Mahalia

American  
[muh-heyl-yuh] / məˈheɪl yə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mahala.


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Louis Armstrong, Woody Guthrie, Mahalia Jackson and Leonard Bernstein are just a few of the artists who played and mingled at Music Inn in the ’50s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 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

Prominent Black figures, including religious leader Thomas Kilgore, attorney Crispus A. Wright and singer Mahalia Jackson, have lived in Country Club Park, according to the neighborhood association.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 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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