- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Queen of Gospel Music
- Mahalia Jackson was born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Glory Road (2006) and An American Crime (2007). She was married to Minters Sigmund Galloway and Isaac Lanes Grey Hockenhull. She died on January 27, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpousesMinters Sigmund Galloway(July 2, 1964 - 1967)Isaac Lanes Grey Hockenhull(1936 - 1941) (divorced)
- Contralto singing voice
- She appears on a 32 cent U.S. postage stamp, in the Legends of American Music series, that debuted 7/15/98 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1997) (under the category Early Influence), and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2008).
- She was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 1, 1988.
- Ranked #78 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock N Roll
- I sing God's music because it makes me feel free, it gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues.
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