(ThyBlackMan.com) Mahalia Jackson is undeniably one of the most influential voices in gospel music. As a pioneering artist, she transformed the genre, infusing it with the power of blues while ...
This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Apr. 26, 1971. It is republished unedited in its original form. Tokyo — Modern soul music is the “same old hash warmed over,” says ...