Listening Minute 11

Listening Minute 11Mahalia Jackson

Listening Minute 11Composer/Year

Mahalia Jackson1969Genre

GospelTitle

Put a little love in your heartObservations

What does her voice sound like?How does this song make you feel?Mahalia Jackson was known as the Queen of Gospel for her unique and powerful voice. She was an inspiration and influential activist during the civil rights movement. She sang the day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous I have a dream speech and also at his funeral a few years later. She also sang at President John F. Kennedys inaugural ball and was the first gospel singer to perform at New Yorks Carnegie Hall.

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