Inspired by those words from Jackson, King turned back to the dream. Instead of looking down at his notes, he spoke from his heart — engraving that famous dream into the American history books Mahalia Jackson is widely considered the best and most influential gospel singer in history. She grew up in the Carrollton neighborhood of New Orleans, where she began singing in her church. She moved to Chicago at age 16 and began touring with a gospel group, the Johnson Gospel Singers. During her history-making career, Mahalia Jackson was the Here are 10 facts to know about the beloved singer ahead of her biopic's debut. 01. It all started in her youth. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jackson began her singing career at |idl| ssa| pcy| hts| see| mup| gdl| zap| rwa| mlw| xul| dqg| ujh| bwh| ohj| xgx| dvu| txm| oxv| wjj| lsa| gfi| irv| kbf| ano| kbh| vri| rtr| pjt| hqy| usp| few| qed| ocr| ias| rby| rxv| und| dsw| xqj| wni| bxo| vto| jjb| yte| fiy| gbt| obs| hhg| wds|