Quotes about Mahalia Jackson

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.

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Money just draws flies. My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say...

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It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when...

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If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning,...

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If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings...

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I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.

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I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

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I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.

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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.

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How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?

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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz...

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God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything...

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