Mahalia Jackson
Acting
October 26, 1911
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).
Movies
Black Woodstock
1969
Imitation of Life
1959
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
1988
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
The Best Man
1964
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
St. Louis Blues
1958
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
4 Little Girls
1997
Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession
2005
Mahalia
1975
Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas
1997
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
And Now They Call It Soul
1971
