Mahalia Jackson
Biography
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Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds" (million-sellers).
Filmography
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
as Self
Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession
2005
Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas
1997
as Self
4 Little Girls
1997
as Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Mahalia
1975
as Self - Vocals
And Now They Call It Soul
1971
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Black Woodstock
1969
as Self
The Best Man
1964
as Mahalia Jackson
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self
Imitation of Life
1959
as Choir Soloist
St. Louis Blues
1958
as Bessie May