No artist before or since has commanded the stage and the public's imagination, like Holly. Her classic recordings for the Tiny Apollo label with Mildred falls on organ or piano, comprise the pinnacle of traditional gospel music.
‘Moving on Up’, ‘In the Upper Room’, ‘How I Got Over’, ‘I've been Buked and I've Been Scorned’.
Friends, there's nothing like them. So let me add one more. Her majestic reading of 'City Called Heaven' from 1951. It's a master class and tension and release of piety and power and a voice for the ages.
Mahalia Jackson - City Called Heaven
I’m Robert Darden … “Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments” is produced by KWBU and the Black Gospel Music Preservation Program at Baylor University Libraries.
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