Mahalia Jackson didn't start out with aspirations of becoming the queen of gospel music. She was listening to blues in her earliest days, specifically the songs of Bessie Smith, the empress of the ...

Gospel music legend Mahalia Jackson, who became widely known for her performance at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy and the funeral of her friend Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been ...

It may sound unusual to feature music by gospel great Mahalia Jackson as part of the Hyde Park Jazz Fest, but vocalist Tammy McCann is ready to put on a remarkable show, and to educate a new ...

While exploring the Historic New Orleans Collection's archives several years ago, Glen Smith, a gospel enthusiast from Ohio, made a remarkable discovery: Little-known recordings of the late great ...

*If you don’t know Mahalia Jackson, you don’t know gospel music. If you’ve come in contact with Jackson along the way, perhaps as she told you about that great gettin’ up morning, you’ll be thrilled ...

Lifetime’s “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” proves Mahalia Jackson’s story could span more than two hours quite easily. Scan her biography, listen to her voice, appreciate the fullness of her talent, ...

The upcoming biopic Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story will premiere during the opening night of the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival in Los Angeles, CA. Named after Jackson’s classic ...

Lifetime continues its streak of biopics with Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, which premieres April 3 at 8 p.m. ET. Orange Is The New Black alum Danielle Brooks stars as Mahalia Jackson, who is one ...

Mahalia: A Gospel Musical traces the life and career of the world's most loved gospel singer from her birth in New Orleans as a grandchild of plantation slaves through her rise to wealth and ...

As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous line may have been a suggestion to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

When George Floyd was killed by police in May, Sinéad O’Connor knew she wanted to do something to honor him. She felt she only had her voice at her disposal, but decided the best track for these times ...