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Inspired by Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson is regarded as the singer who brought blues into the gospel field and then brought gospel to a secular audience with greater success than any other artist in the field. Stubborn, contentious, and not altogether a model of propriety, Jackson seemed to use her singing perfor-mances to transport herself to more sanctified ground. Her majestic contralto voice ...

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