TONIGHT: Kelley Hunt returns for benefit concert Emporia Gazette Inspired by musicians such as Ruth Brown, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Professor Longhair, Mahalia Jackson, Wanda Jackson, Ann Peebles, Aretha Franklin and Johnnie Johnson, her career path so far has been intense and fiercely independent.
Nine O'clock Blues: An Interview With Kelley Hunt KUNC Kelley's wide ranging influences stretch over early blues, R&B, roots rock, jazz and Gospel influences -- artists like Ruth Brown, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, Ann Peebles, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin, Charles Brown, ...
Next Up: Ozzy's Tribute to Cole Porter Wall Street Journal Other treasures might have included "How Great Thou Aren't: Kurt Cobain Sings Mahalia Jackson's Greatest Hits" and "I'll Be Home for Crystal Meth: The Sid Vicious Christmas Album." Luckily, thanks to the miracle of digital technology, all is not lost.
LPO pushes the envelope with an ambitious, star-studded new season NOLA.com TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNEThe LPO poses for a portrait after a concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Those same questions apply to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra — and the answers are happy — especially if ...
CD collection offers music to Occupy by Boston Herald By Jed Gottlieb Whether it's Mahalia Jackson's “We Shall Overcome” or Green Day's “American Idiot,” anthems fuel movements. The Occupy movement will have plenty of theme songs to choose from after the release tomorrow of “Occupy This Album.
Mayor to deliver State of the City address WDSU New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will deliver his second State of the City address at the Mahalia Jackson Theater at 2 pm on Tuesday. The views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to ...
The Week In Radio: A passionate portrait of a true gospel great The Independent Mahalia Jackson was a woman on fire," said Cerys Matthews in Conjuring Halie in that tremulous half-whisper of hers. "Her hair danced madly when she sang out in her rich contralto voice, and (she) moved her listeners to shout and cry.
Bastards aim high on 'Arrow' Online Athens The inspiration for her low-end howl is Otis Redding, Wennerstrom said, or Mahalia Jackson, whom she grew up listening to, singing along to Jackson's rendition of “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” But, really, her heroes are too numerous to mention.
