Mahalia Jackson

Donna Summer dead: Her voice soared through disco and beyond

2012-05-17 16:36:47

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DeLois Barrett Campbell dies at 85; gospel soprano

2011-08-08 00:00:00

She was the mightiest voice of the greatest female trio in gospel. And if she had wished it, Chicagoan DeLois Barrett Campbell surely could have been a far bigger star singing solo in jazz, blues, pop, Broadway, you name it. But Campbell and her...

Grammy Hall of Fame announces 2012 recordings inductees

2011-11-21 16:35:30

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announces 'Women Who Rock' exhibit

2011-02-03 16:34:53

Albertina Walker dies at 81; Grammy-winning 'Queen of Gospel'

2010-10-09 00:00:00

Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the "Queen of Gospel" who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the Caravans, has died. She was 81. Walker died of respiratory...

PASSINGS: Marva Wright, Margaret Moth, Jack Hirshberg

2010-03-24 00:00:00

Marva Wright Louisiana blues singer Marva Wright, 62, who sang traditional jazz and gospel but was better known for sultry, sometimes bawdy blues songs, died Tuesday in New Orleans of complications from two strokes she suffered last year, said Adam...

Dorothy Height dies at 98; civil rights leader fought for women's, children's issues

2010-04-21 18:34:00

Dorothy Height, who was called the queen mother of the civil rights movement through seven decades of advocacy for racial equality — including 41 years as president of the National Council of Negro Women — has died. She was 98. Height, who...

Gold Derby nuggets: Oscars for 'Twilight: New Moon'? | Danes challenge Brit rule at International Emmys | 'Jerusalem' wins Evening Standard prize | Marley takes a bite out of 'canine Oscars'

2009-11-25 16:33:02

2010 Grammy Hall of Fame recordings announced

2009-11-24 21:34:02

Marie Knight dies at 84; gospel vocalist sang with Sister Rosetta Tharpe

2009-09-02 00:00:00

Marie Knight, a gospel singer who came to fame singing duets with gospel-music star Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the late 1940s and made a noteworthy late-in-life comeback as a solo artist, has died. She was 84. Knight died Sunday of complications from...

A curious night at Largo

2008-06-24 00:00:00

"Largo" the movie is a lot like Largo the club. The lighting is low, its attention is 100% on the performers and it doesn't make things easy for its customers. "I don't really know what the audience would be," says the film's producer and co-director,...

The stage is reset in New Orleans

2009-01-19 00:00:00

New Orleans, hammered by Hurricane Katrina 3 1/2 years ago and still lurching toward a full recovery, received a helping hand -- and voice -- Saturday. Superstar tenor Pl�cido Domingo culminated a 10-day grand reopening of the city-owned Mahalia...

Mary Audiffred, Director of Group Sales �for the Mahalia Jackson Theater

2012-06-04 11:00:00

David Skinner, General Manager for the Mahalia Jackson Theater

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Brandon Martin, 10, and his cousin, Zamaurion Hatcher, 9, play at Mahalia Jackson Park on Chicago's South.

2012-04-18 00:00:00