Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson ( born October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, † January 27, 1972 in Evergreen Park near Chicago, Illinois, USA) was an American gospel singer.

Life and career

Mahalia Jackson grew up in New Orleans, where she sang first in a Baptist church. In 1928 she moved to Chicago to perform with the Johnson Brothers, one of the earliest professional gospel groups.

After the Johnson Brothers had dissolved the mid-1930s, Jackson took in 1937 on Decca Records God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares, My Lord, Keep Me Everyday and God Shall Wipe All Tears Away. The recordings were moderately successful, but Jackson was a popular concert singer.

She made a recording break until 1946, when she completed a contract with Apollo Records and released several singles, which at that time also sold poorly. Move on up a Little Higher ( 1948) was, however, a huge success, the shops were able to satisfy the strong demand hardly. Jackson was famous both in the U.S. and soon after in Europe. I Can Put My Trust in Jesus (1952 ) won a prize from the French Academy, while Silent Night in Norway, the best-selling single was.

She received a radio series on CBS in 1954 and closed a contract with Columbia Records. In the years 1952, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968 and 1971, she carried out extensive tours all over the world. On German television, she appeared in 1967 in a Euro Vision mission at the start of color TV with other international stars on. Furthermore, she appeared in films such as St. Louis Blues, Imitation of Life and The Best Man.

The Jacksons career was the late 1950s and early 1960s, continues to be successful. She made recordings with Duke Ellington (Black, Brown and Beige ) and Percy Faith and performed in 1957 and 1958 at the Newport Jazz Festival, which was recorded and broadcast by the Voice of America. In the final scene of Douglas Sirk's movie Imitation of Life, she sang Trouble of the world. Jackson also sang at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1960, when Martin Luther King's "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom " and later at King's funeral.

In the late 1960s she lost in strength and popularity. She finished her international career in 1971 with a concert in Munich and died in 1972 at age 60 after several heart attacks.

Albums by Columbia Records / CBS from 1954 (selection)

  • Abide With Me Harmony / CBS S 52747
  • Amazing Grace Encore Star Series / CBS P 14358
  • A Mighty Fortress Col. Rec CS 9659
  • Black, Brown And Beige by Duke Ellington Columbia Records CL 1162 / CS 8015
  • Bless This House CL 899 / CS 8761 ( Electron. stereo)
  • Christmas With Mahalia Col. Rec CS 9727
  • Come On Children, Let's Sing Col. Rec CL 1428 / CS 8225
  • Every Time I Feel The Spirit Col. Rec CL 1643 / CS 8443
  • Garden Of Prayer Col. Rec CL 2546 / CS 9346
  • Great Gettin 'Up Morning Col. Rec CL 1343 / CS 8153
  • Great Songs Of Love And Faith Col. Rec CL 1824 / CS 8624
  • Greatest Hits Col. Rec CL 2004 / CS 8804
  • How I Got Over Col. Rec KC 34073
  • I Believe Col. Rec CL 1549 / CS 8349
  • I Sing Because I'm Happy Folkways Records Volume 1 and 2 FTS 31101/31102
  • In Concert, Easter Sunday 1967 LP: Col. Rec CL 2690 / CS 9490; CD: Legacy Col. 503 018 2
  • In Memoriam / CBS S 66501 ( 5LPs - Sampler )
  • Let's Pray Together Col. Rec CL 2130 / CS 8930
  • Lord Do not Move The Mountain Harmony KH 31111 ( reissue of Make A Joyful Noise )
  • Mahalia Col. Rec CL 2452 / CS 9252
  • Mahalia Jackson Sings The Best Loved Hymns Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Col. Rec CS 9686
  • Mahalia Sings The Gospel Right Out Of The Church Col. Rec CS 9813
  • Mahalia - The World's Greatest Gospel Singer Sony Music Spec.Products MJR -1/ 2 P 21741 ( 2LPs sampler )
  • Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord Col. Rec CL 1936 / CS 8736
  • My Faith Col. Rec CL 2605 / CS 9405
  • Newport 1958 Columbia Records CL 1244 / CS 8071
  • Recorded Live In Europe / Tell The World Col. Rec CL 1726 / CS 8526
  • Sings America 's Favorite Hymns Col. Rec CG 30741 ( 2 LPs - Sampler )
  • Silent Night, Songs For Christmas Col. Rec CL 1903 / CS 8703
  • Sunrise, Sunset Harmony H 30019 / CBS S 52829 (Sampler )
  • Sweet Little Jesus Boy Columbia Records CL 702 / C 10984 ( electron.stereo )
  • The Best Of Mahalia Jackson HRB / Col. Spec. Prod P3- 14028 ( 3LPs - Sampler )
  • The Great Mahalia Jackson Col. Rec CG 31379 ( 2LPs - Sampler )
  • The Life I Sing About Caedmon TC 1413
  • The Power And The Glory Col. Rec CL 1473 / CS 8264
  • The World's Greatest Gospel Singer Columbia Records CL 644 / CS 8759 ( electron.stereo )
  • What The World Needs Now Col.Rec. CS 9950
  • You'll Never Walk Alone, Columbia Records CL 2552 ( 10LP )
  • You'll Never Walk Alone Harmony HS 11279 / CBS S 52606 (Sampler )

Known songs

  • Abide With Me
  • Amazing Grace
  • Bless This House
  • Come On Children Let's Sing
  • Down by the Riverside
  • Did not It Rain?
  • Elijah rock
  • Go Tell It On The Mountain
  • God Put A Rainbow In The Sky
  • Great Gettin 'Up Morning
  • Holding Hands My Saviours
  • How Great thou Art
  • How I Got Over
  • I Found The Answer
  • In The Upper Room
  • Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
  • Just As I Am
  • Let The Church Roll On
  • Lord, Do not Move the Mountain
  • Movin on Up a Little Higher
  • Oh Happy Day
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Remember Me
  • Roll Jordan, Roll
  • Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht )
  • Somebody Bigger Than You and I
  • Summertime / Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  • Tell The World About This
  • In the Upper Room
  • There Is a Balm in Gilead
  • To Me tt 's Wonderful
  • Trouble Of The World
  • We Shall Overcome
  • What Child Is This
  • When the Saints Go Marching In
  • Nobody but you, Lord
Evergreen Park (Illinois) Gospel music Imitation of Life (1959 film) Discogs Integrated Authority File
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