Mahalia Jackson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Mahalia Jackson October 26 1911 January 27 1972 was an American gospel singer Possessing a contralto voice she was referred to as The Queen of Gospel She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist She recorded about 30 albums mostly for Columbia Records during her career and her 45 rpm records included a dozen golds millionsellers