What is Mahalia Jackson?
[[File:Mahalia Jackson 1962, van Vechten, LC-USZ62-91314.jpg|200px|thumbnail|Mahalia Jackson by Van Vechten]] '''Mahalia Jackson''' (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an [[Americans|American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]] and [[musician]]. She was born in [[New Orleans]]. She had many [[hit song]]s during her [[career]]. She was in Evergreen Park,IL in 1972 when she died. She lived with her Aunt Duke when her mother died in 1917. She started to sing at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at the age of 12. {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Mahalia}} [[Category:Singers from New Orleans]] [[Category:Musicians from New Orleans]] [[Category:American gospel singers]] [[Category:American gospel musicians]] [[Category:1911 births]] [[Category:1972 deaths]]