Mahalia Jackson

Jimmy Baynes1961

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, United States

Her voice hit audiences with the force of a hurricane. Mahalia Jackson’s passionate contralto brought sensuality and forceful expression to gospel music. Born in New Orleans, she inherited the city’s legacy of musical excellence and passed it on for generations to come.

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Title: Mahalia Jackson
Creator: Jimmy Baynes
Date Created: 1961
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Subject Keywords: Photographs, Photographers, Black, Rock music Ohio Cleveland, Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972, Black musicians
External Link: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame NEO Sound, Mahalia Jackson Inductee Profile

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