Mahalia Jackson is a work from Marie Reine Levrat Ascolese’s collection.

Mahalia Jackson. Endowed with a voice with an unmistakable style and a strong emotional impact, she devoted herself exclusively to religious music to the point of deserving the title of Queen of the Gospel.
In addition to a powerful and authoritative timbre, and emission of great extension (almost 5 octaves), Jackson had remarkable interpretative skills, such as moving the listener like few other black music singers.
She is also remembered for her commitment to civil rights, especially in favor of blacks in America.