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Mahalia Jackson and the black gospel field / Mark Burford.
LIBRA ML420.J17 B87 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burford, Mark, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972.
- Jackson, Mahalia.
- African American gospel singers--United States--Biography.
- African American gospel singers.
- Gospel singers--United States--Biography.
- Gospel singers.
- African Americans--Music--History and criticism.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Music.
- Gospel music--History and criticism.
- Gospel music.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 472 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: "Miss Jackson and Her Art (Gospel Singing)" p. 1
- 2 Family Affairs, Part I: The Clarks of Louisiana p. 33
- 3 Family Affairs, Part II: Black Baptists and Chicago Gospel p. 65
- 4 Gospel Singing as Black Popular Culture p. 98
- 5 Apollo Records and the Birth of Religious Pop p. 146
- 6 Mahalia Jackson's Apollo Recordings p. 173
- 7 Hearing Voices p. 222
- 8 Gospel According to Bill Russell p. 243
- 9 "Singing Comes as Natural as Breathing": The Mahalia Jackson Show p. 279
- 10 "The World's Greatest Gospel Singer" p. 319
- 11 "I'm Still Just Mahaly to You All": The Meanings of Fame p. 346.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780190634902
- 0190634901
- OCLC:
- 1022984433
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