Mahalia. A Life in Gospel Music
Orgill Roxane
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Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publisher Place: Cambridge. Mass
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Description: 132 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Mahalia Jacksons rise from a young choir soloist in New Orleans to Americas most famous gospel singer is a stirring story of social and musical history.Born poor in New Orleans in 1911, young Mahalia Jackson was told to "let it out" when she sang the gospel at church each Sunday. Swaying and clapping her hands, she astonished everyone who heard her powerful voice. As her fame grew, her soulful voice helped introduce gospel music to the world and brought hope to thousands of civil rights workers who marched for equality in the 1960s. Through it all, Mahalias faith in God never wavered and her talent remained a shining light. Roxane Orgills compelling narrative, accompanied by more than fifty photographs, brings drama, depth, and immediacy to the life of the worlds most famous gospel singer.
ISBN: 9780763610111
(182688)
