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Life of Mahalia Jackson

By lucy.hayes

  • Mahalia is born to John Jackson and Charity Clark in New Orleans, Louisiana

    nicknamed 'Halie'
    she was born with bowed legs

  • Mahalia's mother dies and she moves in with an Aunt

    exact date could not be found. she was five when her mother died

  • Mahalia moves to Chicago, Illinois

    she was sixteen
    exact date could not be found

  • Mahalia meets Thomas Dorsey

    he is known as the father of gospel music
    in the mid-30s, she would tour and sing his compositions
    exact date not known

  • Mahalie marries Isaac Hockenhull

    exact date not known

  • Halie divorces Isaac

    they had a few disagreements
    exact date not known

  • Mahalia marries Sigmund Galloway

    exact date not known

  • Halie signs with Apollo label

    exact date not known

  • Mahalia records the William Herbert Brewster song "Move On Up a Little Higher".

    very popular! not enough copies were made and it became her signature song
    exact date not found

  • Mahalia becomes the first gospel singer to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall

    exact date not found

  • Europe states that Halie is the 'word's greatest gospel singer'

    Paris said 'angel of peace', United States said 'queen of gospel'
    exact date not found

  • Mahalia the first gospel singer to perform at Newport Jazz Festival!

  • Mahalia is the first gospel singer to perform at a president's inauguration; John F. Kennedy's

  • Halie is honored to sing at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech

    she was good friends with him and she had a big part in the Civil Rights movements.
    at this speech, she asked him to tell everyone about his dream. that's why he spoke it.
    at King's funeral, she sang Dorsey's song 'Precious Lord, Take My Hand'

  • Mahalia dies of heart failure and diabetes complications

    uncontested Queen of Gospel