More than two additional hours of rare, vintage television performances Chapter selection Animated menus Dolby Digital 5.1/Stereo Discography Coming attractions Region: 1
2 - Disc Set Audio: DD5.1/DD2
Rating: NR Genre:
Music Release Date: 01/14/2003 Dubbed: English Sound: DD5.1/DD2 Run Time: 90 min Distributor/Studio: Xenon
Mahalia Jackson was arguably the finest and most important performer in the history of gospel music; her rich and expressive vocal style proved massively influential, and she was the first African-American gospel artist to sell over a million copies of a record (with the superb "Move on up a Little Higher"), bringing sacred music to a wider audience than it had ever known before. Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory is a documentary that examines the life and music of this watershed artist; author Studs Terkel and activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson share their memories of Jackson as a musician and a friend, and a number of rare film clips of Jackson performing are included, including TV appearances with Louis Armstrong and Dinah Shore.