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
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
The inaugural nominees in the new category, which has a 24-month eligibility period to allow more submissions, are Cleo Sol, Jorja Smith, Mahalia, Sault and Raye, who is also listed in the pop category.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024
Mahalia Jackson, the greatest of them all—she was a preacher’s daughter in Louisiana.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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