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Author	Burford, Mark, 1967-
Title	Mahalia Jackson : and the Black gospel field / Mark Burford.
Publication Info.	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
	©2019

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 12	780.921 J	IN LIBRARY

Description	xv, 472 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description	Occupation/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt
	Occupation/field of activity group: occ Music teachers lcdgt
	Occupation/field of activity group: occ University and college administrators lcdgt
	Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: "Miss Jackson and her art (gospel singing)" -- Family affairs, part I: the Clarks of Louisiana -- Family affairs, part II: Black Baptists and Chicago gospel -- Gospel singing as Black popular culture -- Apollo Records and the birth of religious pop -- Mahalia Jackson's Apollo recordings -- Hearing voices -- Gospel according to Bill Russell -- "Singing comes as natural as breathing": The Mahalia Jackson show -- "The world's greatest gospel singer" -- "I'm still just Mahaly to you all": the meanings of fame -- Conclusion.
Subject	Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972.
	African American gospel singers -- United States -- Biography.
	Gospel singers -- United States -- Biography.
	African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
	Gospel music -- History and criticism.
Added Title	Black gospel field
ISBN	9780190634902 hardcover ; alkaline paper
	0190634901 hardcover ; alkaline paper
	9780190634926 electronic book
	0190634928 electronic book
Standard No.	99978963075

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