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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2006/06

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:22:30 -0400


"Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as
Negro spirituals?"

-Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) African American gospel singer

*Mahalia Jackson was an African American gospel singer, widely regarded as
the best in the history of the genre. She grew up in the "Black Pearl" section
of the Carrollton neighborhood of uptown New Orleans, Louisiana and began
singing in a Baptist church.

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