Mahalia Jackson and the black gospel field / Mark Burford.

Author/creator Burford, Mark, 1967-
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxv, 472 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

Contents Introduction: "Miss Jackson and her art (gospel singing)" -- Family affairs, part I: the Clarks of Louisiana -- Family affairs, part II: Black Baptists and Chicago gospel -- Gospel singing as Black popular culture -- Apollo Records and the birth of religious pop -- Mahalia Jackson's Apollo recordings -- Hearing voices -- Gospel according to Bill Russell -- "Singing comes as natural as breathing": The Mahalia Jackson show -- "The world's greatest gospel singer" -- "I'm still just Mahaly to you all": the meanings of fame.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 443-458) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018005596
ISBN9780190634902 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book

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