21 September 2022 - 11:47
She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds"-million-sellers. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States".
Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". Mahalia Jackson ( / m ə ˈ h eɪ l j ə / mə- hayl-yə Octo – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Jackson circa 1962, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
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