Mahalia Jackson (October 16, 1911 - January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely regarded as one of the best such in the history of gospel. She grew up in New Orleans and began singing in a Baptist church. She moved to Chicago in 1927 and continued singing with The Johnson Brothers[?], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
The Johnson Brothers broke up in the mid 1930s, and Jackson began her solo career, recording for Decca in 1937. The result, "God's Gonna Separate the Wheat from the Tares" was only a moderate success, but Jackson became a popular concert draw. She took a recording hiatus until 1946, when she signed with Apollo Records[?], releasing several singles that are now highly-regarded, though sales were sluggish at the time. "Move on up a Little Higher" (1948) became a huge success, however, and stores couldn't keep enough of it in stock to meet the demand. Jackson was rocketed to fame in the US, and soon after in Europe. "I Can Put My Trust in Jesus" (1952) won a prize from the French Academy, while "Silent Night" was one of the best-selling singles in the history of Norway. She began a radio series on CBS, and signed to Columbia Records in 1954. With her mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
Jackson's career in the late 1950s and early 1960s continued to rise, recording with Percy Faith[?], performing at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival[?] and at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. She also sang at the funeral for her friend, Martin Luther King Jr.. The late 1960s saw a downturn in her popular success. She ended her career with a concert in Germany in 1971 and died the following year.
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