Mahalia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mahalia Jackson died at only 60; at her funeral Belafonte mourned her as “the single most powerful black woman in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Both Mahalia Jackson and Harry Belafonte burst upon the national music scene during the 1950s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
Creamy and atmospheric, with a keen sense of color and light, it arranges performances from four days into a single, morning-to-night concert, beginning with Thelonious Monk and ending with Mahalia Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Just me and this Mahalia Jackson voice of mine.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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