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Nearly a half century after her death, Mahalia Jackson remains the most esteemed figure in black gospel music history. Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field situates Jackson's journey from church singer in New Orleans and Chicago to national pop-cultural celebrity within the expanding visi...

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Main Author: Burford, Mark, 1967- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Jackson, Mahalia, > 1911-1972.
Jackson, Mahalia, > 1911-1972
African American gospel singers > United States > Biography.
Gospel singers > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Gospel music > History and criticism.
Gospel > Histoire et critique.
Chanteurs de gospel noirs américains > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
African American gospel singers
African Americans > Music
Gospel music
Gospel singers
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
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Summary:Nearly a half century after her death, Mahalia Jackson remains the most esteemed figure in black gospel music history. Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field situates Jackson's journey from church singer in New Orleans and Chicago to national pop-cultural celebrity within the expanding visibility of black gospel in the U.S. during the decade following World War II.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780190634933
0190634936
9780190634919
019063491X
9780190634926
0190634928