Mahalia Jackson News

The Rev. Thomas H. Brown Sr., nearly 80 and suffering from emphysema and arthritis, got the bad word from the doctor recently.

Tickets for the Opera House Theatre Players encore production of "Mahalia!" are beginning to move steadily, according to theatre director Marcia Thomas.

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After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Charley Humbard began looking for something more meaningful in his life.

The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.

Some people try to sneak under the radar when they reach 40; others make it a public affair, celebrating achievements, savoring the moment and looking toward the future.

Even for a jaded movie hound like myself, it's been a revelation to experience both the quality and range of feature-length documentaries now available for home viewing.

If you're interested in hearing some superb gospel singing, don't miss Sharon E. Scott in Just As I Am: The Life, the Times, The Voice of Mahalia Jackson .

Will Move On Up a Little Higher . Didn't It Rain . In the Upper Room . Take My Hand, Precious Lord .

Business and city leaders gathered in Progress Plaza yesterday to hail an investment by one of the city's prominent black churches in a black-owned bank that serves North Philadelphia and other parts of the city.

'Mahalia' musical opens Thursday at Studio@620 The premiere of the new musical, Mahalia, Just As I Am , by Sharon Scott opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Studio@620. The musical focuses on the life and times of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, considered by many to be the greatest gospel singer of all time.

Victoria Thomas Poller Michael Jackson's new song release "This Is It" www.michaeljackson.com/us/music/it-0 contains the 'Passion' that Michael Jackson had which we all have come to know and love.

Betsy Salkind was a bank examiner with the U.S. Federal Reserve. Thankfully, she chose to give up that high-risk career and instead enter the safe, sound world of stand-up comedy.

The Studio@620 produces the world premiere of Sharon Scott's new musical,"Mahalia, Just As I Am," running Oct.

The academic journal Project Muse, published in collaboration with John Hopkins Univ Press, has devoted its fall issue to New Orleans.

Singer Melba Moore opens her music file and tells what songs bring her inspiration, including Mahalia Jackson's rendition of "Precious Lord," gospel singer Donnie McClurkin's "The Days of Elijah" and "The Battle is the Lord's" by gospel songstress Yolanda Adams.

Part 1 1)The Lyman Woodard Organization "Creative Musicians" from the LP "Creative Musicians" Perfect Toy 2)Matata "Good Good Understanding" from the CD "Feeling Funky" 3)Betty Padgett "Sugar Daddy" from the CD "Betty Padgett" 4)Little Jackie "28 Butts" from the CD "The Stoop" 5)Clara Smith "Ain't Got Nobody To Grind My Coffee" from the CD "Dirty ...

Affectionately known as "the World's Greatest Storyteller," Dorothy Norwood has used her soulful vocals and uplifting delivery to rise to the upper echelon of modern gospel music.

Born March 13, 1940, in Hanceville, AL, Candi Stanton sang with the Jewell Gospel Trio as a teenager.