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Legendary Locals of Metairie |
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Mahalia Jackson
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Mahala "I sing God's music because
it makes me feel free”, said Mahalia Jackson, "It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have
the blues”. But she did rattle many preachers who disdained her infusion of a bluesy style into her gospel singing.
Pictured here at the first Jazz Fest in 1970 with Duke Ellington, “Halie” – born Mahala – traveled
the world but rests in Metairie's Providence Memorial Park. (AP)
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