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Mahalia Jackson: Time is important...

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Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!

Source: In Gotta Tell It, by Jules Schwerin, 1992.
-- Mahalia Jackson, (Oct 26 1911-1972), US gospel singer; Her works exemplified the links between religious and secular roots of jazz.


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