Name	Mahalia Jackson
Date of Birth	October 26, 1912
Birthplace	New Orleans, La.
Star Sign	Scorpio
Died	January 27, 1972 (Aged 60)
Location of Death	Evergreen Park, Ill.
Cause of Death	heart failure & diabetes
Religion	Baptist
Occupation	Singer
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Claim to Fame	"Queen of Gospel Music"
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Trivia and Quotes

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I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.

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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that`s what the jazz experts say.

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One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can`t count it.

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It is easy to be independent when you`ve got money. But to be independent when you haven`t got a thing, that`s the Lord`s test.

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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what`s wrong.

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Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.

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God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

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When you are through with the blues, you`ve got nothing to rest on.

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Sometimes you ask God for something and you don`t know what you`re asking.

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Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there`s one God for all.

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Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.

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Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.

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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.

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I don`t worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.

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This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl.

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The Lord doesn`t like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so.

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How can you sing of amazing grace and all God`s wonders without using your hands?

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If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.

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If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.

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Without a song, each day would be a century.

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The trouble with records is that they`re too short.

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The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

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You`re blessed if you have the strength to work.

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Money just draws flies.

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The old Devil gets mad when you`re trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.

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I`ll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.

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Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I`m used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!

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It`s easy to be independent when you`ve got money. But to be independent when you haven`t got a thing - that`s the Lord`s test.

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Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message.

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They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.

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Everybody needs somebody.

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Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.

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Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don`t talk skin to me.

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Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?

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Trivia

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Ranked #78 on VH1`s 100 Greatest Women in Rock N Roll

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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (under the category Early Influence).

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She appears on a 32 cent U.S. postage stamp, in the Legends of American Music series, that debuted 7/15/98 in New Orleans, LA.

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Spouse: Sigmond Galloway (2 July 1964 - 27 January 1972) (her death) Isaac Hockenhull (1936 - 1964) (divorced)

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See also Trivia Index (M) :: Quotes Index (M) :: Connections Index (M)

• Mahalia Jackson and Sigmond Galloway
• Mahalia Jackson and Isaac Hockenhull
• Mahalia Jackson and Mitch Miller

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