MAHALIA JACKSON Live late 1960's We shall overcome

Gosple music itself has the ability to change things. When paired with a voice like mahalias it has the ability too change hearts and the world. All we have to do is listen

I grew up with Mahalia's voice filling our house. I was lucky. BTW I'm white.

It's not racial, it's cultural. I'm old enough to remember when both black and white people, and audiences, were much more reserved and even stiff. Absolutely.

Also, can you imagine listening to Mahalia singing this song, live and in-person, and then having someone stick a camera in your face to "capture your emotional response". Of course they were uncomfortable.

Listen to the applause at the end if you wonder if the people "heard" Mahalia.

White people can't feel black music - they r just sat there listening to mahalia.

Shit - if white people felt black music - slavery wud never had existed.

"they r just sat there..."

Well said, friend. Well said.
If we had more intelligent people like you in this country, slavery would (wud) surely have never existed.

@mallcolmx silly stuff
who has the feeling for good music, can feel every music , black or white is only a colour, only who wants , interprets more purely.
nice Christmas and a Happy New Year for everybody

Some folks consider it more respectful to sit and listen, letting the artist have the stage. Not everybody expresses their appreciation in the same way. If you look into the faces of these people you'll see their fascination ... But, you'll have to see beyond the color of their skin -- try it!

A couple of points. This was in a church. Secondly, it was in Sweden where they revered Mahalia Jackson, as they did in in Norway at a time when in ghe good ol' USA Mahalia had to use segregated hotels, cafes and transport. So I'd come out with less of the white folks don't get it crap. Also see Mahalia in West Berlin where she was phenomally popular and in her sell out concerts in England at the same period. White folk in England were appreciating Tamla and Soul long before whites in America.

Beautiful words! Obama could learn a lot from Dr. King.

MAHALIA!