WHERE THE HOKEY POKEY "IS" WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

Mahalia Jackson

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DEADMANDEADMAN
11 months ago

I grew up in a large family, with me being the second youngest. I have two older sisters who were seriously "into" rocknroll. Of course this was just a little past rocknroll's first supernova...If not for the Girl Groups & Surfbilly bands the music may have died...strangled by Teen Idols & sugar coated pop. So my older brothers were folkies who of course thought of rocknroll as silly superf...

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Nacho Momma's MOG
over 3 years ago
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PopsMy buddy FastnBulbous had a poll recently asking MOGger's who they thought were the greatest American bands / artists ever. The criteria were subjective. He was more interested in who's provided the most hours of enjoyment or who had a significant emotional impact. I noticed there weren't many women listed in the responses (mine included) ...mostly white guys but it was a poll about rock....

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Sister Mahalia - Didn't It Rain
over 2 years ago
I Feel Like Going to Church - Trouble of the World - Mahalia Jackson
7 months ago

Trouble of the World - Mahalia JacksonThe above clip is from the 1959 version of the award winning movie "Imitation of Life" it is one of those movies that is such a big part of the black culture of my youth. If you want to see some people living the blues, watch that movie.Again I think that this song captures the mood of gospel blues so well. And while it has a sad theme it soars in such a wa...

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A Rusty Old Halo
9 months ago

Dear Mahalia Jackson,A friend found you singing "A Rusty Old Halo".I am 70 years old and this one song I remembered onlythe words, "a robe so wooly is scratches". The last timeI heard the song was in 1956. I couldn't believe that hefound it. He sent several vocalist singing it but I absolutelylove the way you sing it. I am not financially able to pay for anythingbut it is my greatest wish t...

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