Jackson was heavily influenced by musician-composer Thomas Dorsey, and by blues singer Bessie Smith, adapting Smith's style to traditional Protestant hymns and contemporary songs. She moved to Chicago as an adolescent and joined the Johnson Singers, one of the earliest gospel groups. She found a home in her church, leading to a lifelong dedication and singular purpose to deliver God's word through song. The granddaughter of enslaved people, Jackson was born and raised in poverty in New Orleans. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S.
Mahalia Jackson ( / m ə ˈ h eɪ l i ə/ mə- HAY-lee-ə born Mahala Jackson Octo– January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
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