Details

Subject(s)

• Jackson, Mahalia 1911-1972 [Browse]
• Gospel singers—United States—Biography [Browse]
• African American gospel singers—Biography [Browse]
• African Americans—Music—History and criticism [Browse]
• Gospel music—History and criticism [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

Drawing on and piecing together a trove of previously unexamined sources, this work is a critical study of the renowned African American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972).

Notes

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover
• Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction: "Miss Jackson and Her Art (Gospel Singing)"
• 2. Family Affairs, Part I: The Clarks of Louisiana
• 3. Family Affairs, Part II: Black Baptists and Chicago Gospel
• 4. Gospel Singing as Black Popular Culture
• 5. Apollo Records and the Birth of Religious Pop
• 6. Mahalia Jackson's Apollo Recordings
• 7. Hearing Voices
• 8. Gospel According to Bill Russell
• 9. "Singing Comes as Natural as Breathing": The Mahalia Jackson Show
• 10. "The World's Greatest Gospel Singer"
• 11. "I'm Still Just Mahaly to You All": The Meanings of Fame
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

Show 19 more Contents items

ISBN

• 0-19-063492-8
• 0-19-063493-6
• 0-19-063491-X

OCLC

1038477312

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...