Mahalia Jackson
/məˌheɪliə ˈdʒæksən/
/məˌheɪliə ˈdʒæksən/
- (1911-72) a US gospel singer with a strong voice. Her successful songs included Move On Up a Little Higher and Prayer Changes Things. She was a supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and sang at the Inauguration Day ceremony for President John F Kennedy in 1961.
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