Mahalia Jackson
Author
Series
Black gospel volume 1
Publisher
Sony Music Special Products
Pub. Date
p1994
Language
English
Publisher
Real Gone Music
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Mahalia Jackson stands as one of the greatest vocalists in all of music history. This collection features some of her greatest and rarest recordings. It is a hugely important discovery from one of the twentieth century's greatest voices.
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten,...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, this documentary features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning.