Mahalia Jackson Quotes
- As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan,… — Mary J. Blige
- Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin. — Tracy Chapman
- Yes, I heard my people singing!-in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning… — Paul Robeson
- Mahalia Jackson, I grew up around the corner from in Chicago. — Nichelle Nichols