Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

The read

It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages. Her story's told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew her best.

Ratings

Key crew

• Jeff ScheftelDirector

Cast

• Mahalia JacksonCast
• Jesse JacksonCast
• Horace Clarence BoyerCast
• John SellersCast
• George AvakianCast
• Studs TerkelCast
• Louis ArmstrongCast
• Ed SullivanCast
• Ralph AbernathyCast