Mahalia Jackson
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The Johnson Brothers broke up in the mid-1930s, and Jackson began her solo career, recording for Decca in 1937. The result, “God’s Gonna Separate the Wheat from the Tares”, was only a moderate success, but Jackson became a popular concert draw. She experienced a recording hiatus until 1946 when she signed with Apollo Records, releasing several singles that are now highly regarded, though sales were sluggish at the time. “Move on up a Little Higher” (1948) became a huge success, however, and stores could not stock enough of it to meet demand. Jackson rocketed to fame in the U.S. and soon after in Europe. “I Can Put My Trust in Jesus” won a prize from the French Academy, and “Silent Night” was one of the best-selling singles in the history of Norway. She began a radio series on CBS and signed to Columbia Records in 1954. With her mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
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Silent Night, Holy Night
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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Didn't It Rain
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Trouble of the World
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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
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In The Upper Room
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I Will Move on Up a Little Higher
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We Shall Overcome
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How I Got Over
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Walk In Jerusalem
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I'm on My Way
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Silent Night
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