Tourism Cares Enlists Travel Industry Volunteers to Clean Up Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans Apr 19, 2008
The park, named after New Orleans' "favorite son," holds both the Municipal Auditorium and the Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts. How Tourism Cares for America Works During a Tourism Cares for America clean-up event, travel and tourism industry colleagues work side-by-side -- regardless of their official titles -- with the visible improvement of the site as their common goal. (PR Newswire)
Blog: Do you remember the day he died? Apr 5, 2008
However, the person who most touched the crowd was Mahalia Jackson when she sang Precious Lord, Take My Hand. When she finished, people were crying buckets of tears and fainting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
QTIP's Black Cultural Arts Festival has soul Apr 4, 2008
Reaves-Phillips, like Denmark, is a devotee of musical icons of jazz , soul and R show, "The Late Great Ladies of Jazz and Blues," gives what Reaves-Phillips describes as an "essence" of blues music icons such as Ethel Waters, Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday, presented as a mixture of poetry, monologues, song and interplay with the audience. Reaves-Phillips has been performing the show since 1980 but manages to never tire of it, and one gets the sense from her childlike... (Bayside Times, NY)
Ministry helps Della Reese touch others through work Apr 4, 2008
At 13, gospel legend Mahalia Jackson hired her and the die was cast. "We traveled by car and I realized suffering is not my long suit. I found I could make a living singing.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Lionsgate and Xenon Pictures Announce New Home Entertainment Distribution Agreement Mar 27, 2008
In developing this market niche, the company acquired and produced a wide spectrum of content, including the work of 1970's masters Melvin Van Peebles (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song) and Rudy Ray Moore (Dolemite); definitive biographies on Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia Jackson; films featuring hip hop stars like Snoop Dogg, Tupac and Dr. Dre, and contemporary films from directors such as Tim Story (Barbershop). In August of 2002, Xenon signed a landmark deal with Mexican... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stage named for opera singer Mar 24, 2008
Even though Domingo has never sung at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts, the New Orleans City Council voted 7-0 last week to name the city-owned theater's stage in his honor: the Placido Domingo Stage in the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in Louis Armstrong Park. Such honors normally go to prominent local residents or national celebrities who were at least born in New Orleans, such as gospel singer Jackson and jazz great Armstrong. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Bear Stearns at $2. Holy Toledo! Mar 18, 2008
In Indonesia, she would wake her son at 4 a.m. for correspondence courses in English before school; she brought home recordings of Mahalia Jackson, speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And when Mr. Obama asked to stay in Hawaii for high school rather than return to Asia, she accepted living apart a decision her daughter says was one of the hardest in Ms. Soetoros life. She felt that somehow, wandering through uncharted territory, we might stumble upon something that will, in an... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gloria Baker, 84, composed Christmas hit as peace plea Mar 17, 2008
It has been recorded most famously by Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Robert Goulet, Johnny Mathis, and the Harry Simeone Chorale, as well as by Pat Boone, Glen Campbell, Kenny G, Bob Hope, Whitney Houston, Mahalia Jackson, Jim Nabors, Kate Smith, John Tesh, the Tropical Flavor Steel Drum Band, and the US Air Force Symphony Orchestra, among hundreds of others. Gloria Adele Shain was born in Brookline on Sept. 4, 1923; she changed the spelling of her last name early in her career. (Boston Globe)
Latson plays with blessed hands, grateful heart Mar 15, 2008
His mother toured on the same circuit as gospel great Mahalia Jackson. I started playing at the age of 12, Latson said. (Lima News, OH)
Good food, drink, music are on the playlist Mar 5, 2008
"It Don't Cost Very Much," by Mahalia Jackson, is music to diners' ears. At $19. (Boston Globe)
A cure for what ails us Mar 1, 2008
"When you sing gospel, you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong," Mahalia Jackson, the first "queen" of gospel, once said. You can get in on the feeling tonight and tomorrow at the Mystic Chorale Gospel Concert at Northeastern. (Boston Globe)
Teen sets sights on gospel career Feb 29, 2008
If Underwood has it her way, she will continue to attract crowds as a professional gospel singer, citing Yolanda Adams and the great Mahalia Jackson as inspiration. "I find enjoyment in it," she says. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Teo Macero, producer, Miles Davis collaborator Feb 26, 2008
The list of artists he worked with as producer includes Dave Brubeck, Mahalia Jackson, and Leonard Bernstein. After more than 20 years at Columbia, Mr. Macero left and continued to work as a producer. (Boston Globe)
Music producer Teo Macero dies Feb 26, 2008
He joined Columbia Records in 1957 as an editor and then a producer, working with artists including J.J. Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Mathis, Thelonious Monk and Dave Brubeck and producing Broadway cast albums like "A Chorus Line" and film soundtracks. After leaving Columbia in 1975, he worked with Robert Palmer, the Lounge Lizards, Vernon Reid and D.J. Logic. (Variety)
Teo Macero, famous record producer, dies Feb 23, 2008
Helping to build Miles Davis albums like "Bitches Brew, "In a Silent Way" and "Get Up With It," Macero (pronounced TEE-oh mah-SEH-roh) used techniques partly inspired by composers like Edgard Varese, who had been using tape-editing and electronic effects to help shape the music. Such techniques were then new to jazz and have largely remained separate from it since. But the electric-jazz albums he helped Davis create especially "Bitches Brew," which remains one of the best-selling albums by a... (Albany Times Union)
Complete winners list Feb 12, 2008
The Beatles were celebrated with performance pieces by Cirque du Soleil and cast members from "Across the Universe"; Beyonce danced and name-checked in song femme artists from over the years - Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughn, Mahalia Jackson, Donna Summer and others - before introducing Tina Turner for a three-hit medley. Telecast, during which 10 awards were handed out, focused consistently on connecting past and present. (Variety)
Seen and Heard at the 50th Grammy Awards Feb 11, 2008
Beyonce, 26, preceded Turner with a tribute that recalled heroes from Mahalia Jackson to Whitney Houston. The dual divas were introduced by third, Cher, who poked fun at being a relic in a youthful business: "As many of you know, I first started singing when Lincoln was president, and I know a star when I see one.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ruthie Foster lets her inner soul diva shine Feb 9, 2008
People like Mahalia Jackson or Aretha Franklin, and even certain speakers: its something about their voice. They could sing a Chinese menu and just move you to pieces. (Georgia Straight)
Black history conference returns to Luther College Jan 31, 2008
The 2008 Black History Conference will also commemorate the legacy of Mahalia Jackson, a renowned gospel singer who helped move the genre into American mainstream culture. The conference coordinator is Sheila Radford-Hill, executive director of the Luther Diversity Center. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Theatre of Performing Arts restoration starts Jan 30, 2008
Renovation of the city-owned Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts in Armstrong Park, shuttered since Hurricane Katrina, has begun and the building should be open by early 2009, a New Orleans City Council committee was told Tuesday. Tentative plans call for the theater to reopen with a weeklong series of performances by various organizations in January. (Nola.com -- Sports)
IODA Signs Seven New Distribution Partners Expanding International Catalog of Independent Artists Jan 28, 2008
"Ourpartnership with IODA for worldwide digital distribution is our most important endeavor since we built the Tesco Distribution Service, commented Joachim Kohl, co-founder, Tesco. Not only will IODA help our artists become more accessible to fans, its PromonetPro marketing services will help us easily and cost effectively promote new releases. With IODAs Rightsholder Dashboard, well be able to analyze interest among fans in the sold out and rare releases we plan to make... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* [SUNDAY PROFILE] Studs Terkel spins a good yarn Jan 27, 2008
") This is not because he talks slowly, but because confining himself to the standard linear narrative structure - a beginning, middle and end, and then on to the next tale - is not his style. He is a raconteur. He makes detours to talk about his experiences. His speaking style owes more to jazz improvisation than classical (very loud jazz improv as he is quite deaf). He goes where the stories take him. And if you're prepared to go with him, it is quite good fun. His book is written just as he... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Let me tell you a story Jan 23, 2008
") This is not because he talks slowly, but because confining himself to the standard linear narrative structure - a beginning, middle and an end, and then on to the next tale - is not his style. He is a raconteur. He makes detours to talk about his experiences.His speaking style owes more to jazz improvisation than classical (very loud jazz improv as he is quite deaf). He goes where the stories take him. And if you're prepared to go with him, it is quite good fun. His book is written just as he... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Roxbury church honors King's struggle for civil rights Jan 14, 2008
Later, a saxophone soloist drew worshipers to their feet with the mournful "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," which is said to have been one of King's favorite hymns, and which gospel singer Mahalia Jackson performed at his funeral. Paul Parks, a Boston civil rights leader and former Massachusetts education secretary, recounted the "little indignities" black people faced during his childhood, experiences that left wounds that are still fresh. (Boston Globe)
Ballerina on the Beat Dec 5, 2007
" Cipparone treads a fine line, darting back and forth between forensics and kinesiology, theories of criminal deviants and dance composition. Although she takes a ballet class five days a week, she has targeted a career in contemporary dance, where Cipparone figures her versatility will come into play. "I like to see a dancer who can do ballet and modern and do them well," she says. That attitude has led to featured roles in the La Roche College Dance Theatre, from Holt's "Mahalia," inspired by... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Levine: Malden musings Dec 1, 2007
He appeared with Lana Turner (and Mahalia Jackson) in Imitation of Life in 1959 and Snow White and the Three Stooges in 1961, as well as appearing on Mr. Ed, Gomer Pyle, Andy Griffith, The Man From Uncle as well as just about every other important TV show of the 1960s. What do you muse about Malden. (Malden Observer, MA)
Goodman: Fearless Journalist Nov 16, 2007
Terkel was blacklisted for his views, and lost his show, "Stud's Place." Then legendary African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson insisted that he be hired as the host of her show ... She told them, "Look, if you fire Studs, find another Mahalia Jackson." CBS backed off. (Zmag.org)
AMY GOODMAN: Terkel's memoir well worth waiting for Nov 15, 2007
Of the government spies and their telecom allies, then and now, Terkel says:"They are un-American. Thomas Paine, the most eloquent visionary of the American Revolution, speaks of this country in which a commoner can look at a king and say, 'Bugger off!' I've known this before, because my phone was tapped in the days when the keyword was 'Commie."'Terkel was blacklisted for his views, and lost his show, "Stud's Place." Then legendary African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson insisted that he... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Shirley almighty Oct 19, 2007
" On being a gospel legend: "I thank God that I've been able to pave some ways for the Kirk Franklins and Yolanda Adams and all them could stand on my shoulders, because Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland and all them loaned me their shoulders to stand on. " On retiring: "I got no plans to stop touring. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mavis Staples: Singing truth to power Oct 19, 2007
Before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his epochal I Have a Dream speech, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, Odetta, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger and gospel legend Mahalia Jackson all performed for the massive rally, at that time the largest in American history. A number of the songs sung that day appear on the extraordinary new Mavis Staples album We'll Never Turn Back (Anti-Records), on which she revisits and reinvents many of the signature anthems of the civil rights era. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Katherine Manuel's CD is chock full of faith Oct 18, 2007
She lists her favorites as Helen Reddy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Minnie Riperton, Mavis Staples and Mahalia Jackson, to name a few. Almost instinctively, Miller's music has shades of pop music behind Manuel's very capable vocals. (Chiefland Citizen, FL)
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Broadcast Pioneer and First Televangelist Rex Humbard Dies at Age 88 Sep 22, 2007
Regular musical guests on Humbard s program included Mahalia Jackson, Bill Gaither, Andrae Crouch, Pat and Debby Boone, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Johnny and June Cash, the Blackwood Brothers, the Statesmen Quartet and the Cathedrals. Humbard was the son of a minister and a member of the Humbard Family Singers. (BusinessWire)
White in America: a long, strange ride Sep 10, 2007
" It came in the evening news, with the image of Patrice Lumumba of Congo, earnest and articulate in his dark suit and glasses. He wasn't a National Geographic African, but an urbane modern politician. Adults around me clearly viewed him with hostility, as they did Malcolm X. My father, like Kerouac, was a jazz fanatic, and he listened to it all: Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Waller, Miles Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington. And blues and gospel.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pavarotti: Opera's Babe Ruth Sep 7, 2007
"After the Three Tenors segued from the classical to the Broadway repertoire, the idea came to me," says the impresario, who grew up listening to Pavarotti as well as Mahalia Jackson. "They've always impressed me as opera powerhouses. They don't pretend to be Broadway artists. I thought, 'Wow, maybe there's room for three classically trained African-American tenors to segue from opera to jazz.". (The Journal News / Lohud.com)
Regional theaters offer Gospel singer, con men Sep 5, 2007
Not only does she sing soul-piercing gospel numbers, but she is so convincing as Mahalia Jackson that the woman next to me kept shouting out during the performance "You tell 'em Mahalia.". Known as the "Queen of Gospel Music," Mahalia Jackson refused to sing anything other than gospel and hymns. (Easton Courier, CT)
Dividing Line Aug 30, 2007
" "The music is created through the characters' personalities," says Ms. Mackey. "Mahalia Jackson and Pavorotti weave through to create a cohesive whole. " Ms. Mackey has worked with Ms. Pernell on a one-woman, semi-autobiographical, biracial piece, Hang Tough, Martina, while the two were students at Swarthmore. "She [msu: is: ]is a trained opera singer, and it's about the journey of finding her original voice," says Ms. Mackey. Ms. Leicht has a more traditional background, having studied at the... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Entertainment Legend Merv Griffin Dies At 82... Aug 14, 2007
Moving to New York soon after for a fresh start, Griffin landed a gig as host of CBS-TV's "Look Up and Live," a Sunday morning religious program with Mahalia Jackson and Sidney Poitier as regular performers. He then hosted the "CBS Morning Show" and became a regular guest on "The Jack Paar Show," "The Arthur Murray Show" and others. (Billboard.com)
A force in African-American theater Aug 6, 2007
They had played Josephine Baker, Mahalia Jackson, Malcolm X and Fats Waller; they had spoken or sung the words of great and prominent playwrights August Wilson, Athol Fugard, Cheryl West, Pearl Cleage, George C. Wolfe, Lee Breuer, poet Hughes and such revelatory lesser lights as Don Adams and Donald T. Evans. Then the Rev. Art Cribbs eulogized his friend with anecdotal humor and the parable of the talents. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Voices raised Jul 31, 2007
"You've got the anointing on you," she says, dubbing Annisse "Little Mahalia," after gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. As their final workshop performance nears, guest artist Brent Jones, known for his hip-hop gospel style, is afire at the podium. (USA Today -- News)
An ode to the perfect nutritional value of beautiful, waxed fruit Jul 19, 2007
But then ensues a genre discussion of where to place Mahalia Jackson, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Paul Simon with Garfunkel and after. The BeeGees never get a fair shake in that discussion. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Rebuilding Church Plans Tribute To Gospel Pioneer Jul 8, 2007
Dorsey -- remembered as the "Father of Gospel Music" -- wrote "Take My Hand Precious Lord," a favorite of the the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and popularized by Mahalia Jackson. Fire destroyed the landmark church, at 3301 S. Indiana Ave., in January 2006. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Johnny Frigo, 90; jazz bassist, violinist helped write standards Jul 7, 2007
He accommodated a variety of musical styles, performing with such strikingly different jazz entertainers as clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, guitarist Charlie Byrd, and bassist Oscar Pettiford, as well as singers Barbra Streisand, Dinah Washington, Helen Merrill, and Mahalia Jackson. John Virgil Frigo, the son of poor Italian immigrants, was born Dec. 27, 1916, on Chicago's south side. (Boston Globe)
Webcasters protest with silent treatment Jun 28, 2007
Internet radio has become a launching spot for new artists and a haven for veterans from Woody Guthrie and Merle Haggard to Buddy Holly, Grandmaster Flash and Mahalia Jackson. Big Webcasters joining today's protest include MTV Online, Yahoo Music, RealNetworks' Rhapsody, AccuRadio and Live365. (New York Daily News)
Diverse sounds Jun 23, 2007
The queen mother of gospel music in Atlanta, she had told the stories about being beckoned out of obscurity as a young woman by Mahalia Jackson herself in 1954 and of going on tour as opening act for the Rolling Stones in 1972 ... "I didn't give up. I stayed in the race," says Dorothy Norwood, who sang with Mahalia Jackson early in her five-decade career and the Caravans in its heyday ... " An Atlanta native, her father was a pastor, and her mother was a choir director. She moved to Chicago as a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
It's Hot On Stage Jun 14, 2007
Frenchie Davis and Mahalia Jackson: Hear the place roar yet. The "American Idol" sensation plays the famed gospel singer in "Mahalia: A Gospel Musical" at Hartford Stage Aug. 2 to 19. (CTNow.com)
Gathered here to get to the heart and soul of jazz Jun 13, 2007
One of the earliest such recordings was Duke Ellington's composition "Come Sunday," recorded in 1943 at Carnegie Hall, and again with gospel great Mahalia Jackson in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral in 1965, said symposium organizer Duane Deterville. Ellington, who had a 50-year career, is considered one of the world's greatest composers and musicians. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Proclamation by the President: Black Music Month, 2007 Jun 1, 2007
Great musical talents such as Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and James Brown have enriched our culture with innovative talent and artistic legacies that continue to influence musicians today. We remember so many wonderful artists and celebrate the achievements of black musicians whose work reflects the diversity of our citizens and lifts the human spirit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Frenchie Davis to star in 'Mahalia' May 24, 2007
Frenchie Davis is switching from her long-running Broadway gig in "Rent" to a church pew to star at Hartford Stage in "Mahalia," the tuner about gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. The 27-year-old former "American Idol" fave continues her legit career in the production, running Aug. 2-19. (Variety)
'We the people' May 21, 2007
His work can be found in corporate collections, including the House of Blues, Disney, Pizza Hut and Ford Motor Co. He has been commissioned to create portraits of such notables as Louis Armstrong and Mahalia Jackson, and he serves on the board for New Orleans' African American Museum. In 1989, he painted the well-known image of Fats Domino for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ascension Parish represented at New Orleans Jazz Fest May 17, 2007
The second show May 5 was a magnificent tribute to another legendary New Orleans singer, Mahalia Jackson. Introduced by Jazz Fest Producer and Director Quint Davis, backed by a group of gospel singers and performing before an audience that flowed into the aisles and outside the huge Jazz Tent, Thomas delivered an emotional tribute those in attendance will not forget. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Singer Aretha Franklin continues to garner respect May 14, 2007
Franklin family friends included gospel singers Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. Jump to page: 1. (Stamford Advocate)
Exhibit of King's writings, documents closes with big crowd May 14, 2007
Instead, as King neared the end of his prepared speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, singer Mahalia Jackson called out "Tell them about the dream, Martin!" King then delivered his spontaneous words on the dream metaphor. "We've never gotten so many comments on anything, and they're all touching," Thorndike said. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Jazz Fest gets joyous, jamming send-off May 7, 2007
The day's staggering diversity ranged from Bob Marley offspring Stephen and Damian "Junior Gong" reggae-rocking Dad's No Woman, No Cry and Buffalo Soldier to R&B queen Irma Thomas delivering a soaring tribute to Mahalia Jackson. As bobbing parasols followed the beat, clarinetist Michael White and the Original Liberty Hall Jazz Band whipped up a jaunty Give It Up (Gypsy Second Line), while irreverent funk-rock band Morning 40 Federation belted out White Powder and Willis Prudhomme's Cajun waltzes... (USA Today)
Mavis Staples in a state of greatness Apr 29, 2007
For "I'll Be Rested," a new Cooder-Staples composition, she includes her beloved father, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, on a heavenly roll call of civil-rights martyrs and gospel greats, including Malcolm X and Mahalia Jackson, respectively. Staples has always been a singer of texture and brio, and her distinct contralto has picked up a bit of grit with age, but it gives her songs, such as "Turn Me Around," the patina of life and its hard-won lessons. (Boston Globe)
Jazz Fest Survival Guide Apr 27, 2007
When an impromptu second-line led by Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington began, so did the spirit of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Jazz Fest is a celebration of New Orleans. (The Maroon, LA)
What Is Music For? Apr 18, 2007
And suddenly "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" by Mahalia Jackson comes on and I have just a moment of cognitive dissonance. "When the way grows drear, 10 more crunches now, precious Lord linger near, no pain no gain, hear my cry hear my call, work work work work!" Can I get an amen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
More of this story Apr 15, 2007
"But my father had a lot of jazz in the house. My mother liked gospel, like James Franklin and Mahalia Jackson.". Johnson said his vision crystallized during a chat with his friend Russell Ferrante, who plays keyboards in the Yellowjackets, one of the country's most popular fusion groups. (Newport Daily News, RI)
What I should have learned by now Mar 22, 2007
Listen to Mahalia Jackson. You won't be able to without praying. (Townhall.com)
Today in History - March 18 Mar 18, 2007
Thought for Today: "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." _ Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer (1911-1972). A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
They unite art rock and spirituals Feb 23, 2007
If you come to "Extreme Spirituals" expecting Mahalia Jackson or even the rocking Sister Rosetta Tharpe , you'll be in for a rude awakening. This isn't old-school gospel; it's avant-spirituals. (Boston Globe)
Duke Ellington Feb 5, 2007
This spring, he celebrated his seventy-first birthday and attended the New Orleans Jazz Festival, where he introduced his New Orleans Suite, which is reported to include superb musical portraits of Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Mahalia Jackson. At the end of June, he goes to Europe again for a month, and in August he will take up his celebrated annual stand at the Rainbow Grill. (New Yorker)
Dr. King's fight became their own Jan 15, 2007
Encounters with Martin Luther King Jr. changed lives of 3 Pittsburghers. Encounters with Martin Luther King Jr. changed lives of 3 Pittsburghers. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New exhibit of King papers shed light on \"Dream\" Jan 13, 2007
But the speech's landmark final section was delivered extemporaneously after gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who was standing close to King, told him to tell the crowd about his "dream," Muller said. At that point, King departed from his prepared text and began to speak without notes, weaving together ideas from speeches he had delivered previously and drawing on a deep tradition of African-American preaching. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
King Papers Exhibit Opens January 15 At History Center Jan 12, 2007
On August 28, 1963, King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with his prepared speech, "Normalcy - Never Again." King kept close to the script, and then as he reached the end, singer Mahalia Jackson called out: "Tell them about the dream, Martin!" At that point, King departed from the written speech and spoke spontaneously using the dream metaphor to create a more heightened and climactic ending than the original conclusion. On display in this section is "Normalcy -- Never Again," an... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Weekend Guide Jan 11, 2007
MAHALIA A musical exploring the life and times of the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Deryck Tines Ministry Group, The New Hazlett Theater, One Allegheny Center, North Side. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
