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Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson. S tyle. A mix of gospel , jazz and blues. Birth and Death. Died Jan.27,1972 Evergreen Park, Illinois. Born Oct.26,1911 New Orleans ,Louisiana. Life Story. -1920’s moved to Chicago and joined Greater Salem Baptist Church Choir

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Mahalia Jackson

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  1. Mahalia Jackson

  2. Style A mix of gospel , jazz and blues.

  3. Birth and Death Died Jan.27,1972 Evergreen Park, Illinois Born Oct.26,1911 New Orleans ,Louisiana

  4. Life Story -1920’s moved to Chicago and joined Greater Salem Baptist Church Choir -She was soon a member of Johnson Gospel Singers and stayed for awhile -Then started with Thomas A. Dorsey the gospel composer -She became popular in France in the 1950’s -She got her own program on CBS in 1958 -At this time she appeared at the Newport Jazz festival -She appeared in Rhode Island with Duke Ellington -She was an active supporter of civil rights in the 1960’s -Sang at March on Washington at the request of Martian Luther King Jr. in 1963 -After his death in 1963 she sang at his funeral and pulled from political activities -Later she had many health problems and died of a heart attack

  5. Honors and Awards She won many things two are Hall of Fame 1998 Grammy and 1997 Inductees Early Influence

  6. Fun Facts -“Move up a Little Higher “ was her first success and sold 1 million copies in 1947 -Developed a style of jazz blues and religious -She sang at the inauguration of J. F. Kennedy

  7. The End

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