Poster of Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Plot: Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages. Her story's told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew her best
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1997
27 years ago
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Portrait of Mahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson would have been no older than
60 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Thu, Oct 26 1911 –
Thu, Jan 27 1972
Portrait of Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson was
55 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Wed, Oct 08 1941
Portrait of Horace Clarence BoyerHorace Clarence Boyer
Horace Clarence Boyer was
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Portrait of John SellersJohn Sellers
John Sellers was
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Portrait of George AvakianGeorge Avakian
George Avakian was
77 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Sat, Mar 15 1919 –
Wed, Nov 22 2017
Portrait of Studs TerkelStuds Terkel
Studs Terkel was
84 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Thu, May 16 1912 –
Fri, Oct 31 2008
Portrait of Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong would have been no older than
69 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Sun, Aug 04 1901 –
Tue, Jul 06 1971
Portrait of Ed SullivanEd Sullivan
Ed Sullivan would have been no older than
73 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Sat, Sep 28 1901 –
Sun, Oct 13 1974
Portrait of Ralph AbernathyRalph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy would have been no older than
64 in Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Sun, Mar 21 1926 –
Tue, Apr 17 1990

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Portrait of Jeff ScheftelJeff Scheftel
Jeff Scheftel was
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