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SPEAKER_02: Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Womanica. Today's musical legend was once referred to as the Queen of Gospel. Her distinct contralto voice lifted gospel music from churches and placed it squarely into mainstream music, where it has remained ever since. Let's talk about Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia was born on October 26th, 1911 in a three-room house in the Black Pearl neighborhood of New Orleans. It was a tiny space, housing not just her mother and brother, but several aunts and cousins too. At one point, it was home to 13 people and a dog. When Mahalia was five, her mother passed away. Mahalia was then raised by her strict Aunt Duke. One of Aunt Duke's many rules was no secular records in the house. This wasn't too much of an imposition, as Mahalia grew up singing in church and took to gospel music early on. Her tremendous talent was audible from the start, and one family member remarked at the time that Mahalia would one day sing before royalty, a comment that turned out to be prophetic. When Mahalia was a teenager, she moved to Chicago. It was there that word about her incredible voice began to spread. What started as a few local church gigs grew into singing at churches across America. Her big break came in 1948, when she recorded "'Move on Up a Little Higher' for Apollo Records.
SPEAKER_06: ["Move on Up a Little Higher"] ["Move on Up a Little Higher"]
SPEAKER_02: ["Move on Up a Little Higher"] ["Move on Up a Little Higher"] The record was a barrier-breaking success. No gospel song had ever achieved such impressive sales on the secular side of the music industry. Across the country, stores scrambled to keep Mahalia's first great hit in stock. The song propelled Mahalia into instant celebrity. She became a regular on both American radio and television, mediums that were usually off-limits to African-American musicians and entertainers. She even hosted a popular Sunday night radio show for CBS in 1954. And in 1956, her appearance on the Ed Sullivan show solidified gospel status in mainstream American music. In 1958, Mahalia collaborated with the celebrated composer and bandleader, Duke Ellington, on the album, "'Black, Brown, and Beige.'" The album is believed by music scholars to be one of Ellington's most ambitious works, and Mahalia's contribution was substantial. The album includes one of music history's most stirring performances, a rendition of "'Come Sunday," which Ellington wrote specifically for Mahalia's deep voice.
SPEAKER_05: ["Come Sunday"]
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SPEAKER_02: Mahalia's success and appeal expanded internationally. She traveled around the world, performing in front of several heads of state and, as her family had once predicted, for royal families in both Europe and Asia. Back in the U.S., she performed at the White House for President Eisenhower and sang at John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball. Mahalia was also an active member of the civil rights movement. She traveled throughout the South with her friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., singing gospel hymns before many of his speeches. Mahalia sang one such spiritual at Dr. King's request right before his famed, "'I Have a Dream' speech at the 1963 March on Washington.
SPEAKER_06: ["I Have a Dream"] ["I Have a Dream"]
SPEAKER_02: Dr. King once said of Mahalia, "'A voice like this one comes not once in a century, but once in a millennium.'" In 1972, just a few months after her 60th birthday, Mahalia Jackson passed away. Celebrations of her life were held in both Chicago and New Orleans, with tens of thousands of mourners in attendance. Among the estimated 6,000 who attended the Chicago funeral were music legends Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, and Aretha Franklin. At the end of the service, Aretha Franklin paid tribute to Mahalia by singing one of her signature songs, "'Precious Lord, Take My Hand.'"
SPEAKER_07: ["Will You Be My Love"] ["Will You Be My Love"]
SPEAKER_02: In 1997, Mahalia Jackson was honored with an induction into the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame. Her legacy carries on in the enduring prevalence and popularity of gospel in mainstream music. As always, we're taking a break for the weekend. Tune in on Monday for another barrier-breaking songstress. ["Will You Be My Love"] All month, we're talking about musicians. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our newsletter, Womanica Weekly. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Encyclopedia Womanica. And you can find me on Twitter at Jennie M. Kaplan. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you on Monday. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the United State of Women is honoring its complicated legacy with a week of action. While women won the right to vote in August of 1920, activists have been fighting for a century to make sure that includes all women. With Michelle Obama's When We All Vote, the United State of Women is hosting the When All Women Vote Week of Action. This week of virtual events and actions will examine the disenfranchisement of Black and Brown communities and will celebrate the women of color who've continued fighting to make the 19th Amendment's promise a reality. The United State of Women is calling on women like you to take action now by pledging to join the Week of Action. And by standing in solidarity to ensure the full protection of voting rights for all women. Take the pledge now at bit.ly slash allwomenvote.
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