It's the HUGE voice of Mahalia Jackson... proving the MAGIC is BETWEEN the notes!
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Tonight we're taking a look at Mahalia Jackson singing 'How I got Over'!
Original Video - • How I Got Over
TIME STAMPS -
0:00 Intro
0:50 Performance
4:01 Analysis Start
5:04 Intro Bonus Note!
9:08 Freedom to Slide
10:39 Great Singers Were Inaccurate!
11:34 Vocal Style & Required Range
13:04 Isolated Vocal
13:17 Vocal Power
17:37 Mahalia’s Career Overview
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Mahalia Jackson should be remembered for her words when Martin Luther King got up to speak at the massive rally in Washington. She is reported to have said “Martin, tell them your dream” and we heard the most powerful human rights message ever. Martin put his notes away and said, “I have a dream ………….”. And it still brings tears to my eyes.
Greetings from her adopted home town of Chicago ❤. Mildred Falls was her accompanist for most of her career and on this track. The "bum note" you refer to is what we call "playing dirty" 😄, a little loose with the hands, common in Black churches.
If memory serves right, Mildred did not read music, I believe she played by ear.
Thanks for this analysis, Fil. The absolute first concert I attended was seeing Mahalia. My mother was a huge fan of hers, so we all put on our Sunday best and went. My father had gotten seats down in front on the floor in front of the stage. As we got our seats and were waiting for the show to begin, I looked around and the basketball gym was filled to the rafters, and we were the only white people there. Anyway, even at that young age I was mesmerized. This woman didn't need a mic. Talk about belting and rocking those gospel songs! At one point she came forward and sat on the edge of the stage and said "bring all my little babies down here. I want to sing them a song". Down went all the kids and as she sat holding one in her lap... mic in one hand... she sang "He's got the whole world". I have never heard anything like that since. There she was, not 20 feet away singing to we kids. What a memory. As I grew into the 60's and started listening to Aretha Franklin, I couldn't help but notice the influence of a woman I had heard live, many Sundays before. Thanks again for this vid.
Great story, thank you for sharing!
What a privilege. Music has a powerful affect on our souls. Too bad I waited until 65 yoa to start learning piano.
Merci for sharing.
@@lawrencetaylor4101 it’s never too late. I’m relearning guitar as an adult too. Not always easy with work and other things! But so worth it! Good luck and have fun! ☮️
One of the best stories I've heard on youtube. Best wishes, and cheers --
What a wonderful memory! So happy for you. ☺️
Her music had soul. No pun intended. Gospel music moves the spirit of everyone listening to it. This lady had that gift and I have always been thankful to hear her music. Great analysis and thank you so much for this.
Gospel singers have an amazing amount of passion in their voice; quite different from your more mainstream church music. It's quite an experience.
🔥🔥🔥 Yes all that unnecessary runs and yelling. This comes from someone who was raised in Church of God in Christ and still listens to gospel music (the old school sound).
Flattened notes are characteristic of the blues … so under hitting the pitch is a nice device that gives it that soulful feel … it’s such a joy I never hear the flat notes as being out of pitch ( unlike the organ)
She’s an American treasure to behold. If you can find the movie about WC Handy, it has Mahalia, Pearl Bailey, Nat King Cole and the great Eartha Kitt among others. It’s called St. Louis Blues.
I think my first exposure to Mahalia was in the movie "Imitation of Life". Really powerful and heartbreaking scene, and I was just awed by her voice.
Still one of my favorite movies
Yes, great movie!
Mahalia Jackson had a tremendous voice and her faith made it even more so. Thanks Fil.
Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and Mahalia Jackson a Golden Triumph .of vocal mastery
And Rosetta Tharpe
@@deed5811 Sister Rosetta Tharp.
THE Godmother of Rock and Roll guitar.
@@deed5811 Sister Rosetta Tharp and "This Train". She could really play that guitar!
Her faith and her voice is resounding.
I couldn't help but notice that you were smiling throughout the song, Fil. Your analysis of Mahalia Jackson's singing "How I Got Over" was superb. What a voice she had, powerful and full of expression and emotion. Your mention of how the great singers were inaccurate pitch-wise reminded me of what the artist Salvador Dali said: "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it." Thanks so much for all you do, Fil!
Off topic, but I was reading up on Dali this past weekend. A genius and quirky Renaissance Man!
Mahalia Jackson was a wonderful departure from the norm for Fil. He couldn't have analyzed a more deserving artist.
Fil's got some gospel in his soul. Great choice for today's analysis!
I always figure the mood comes from being ever so slightly off pitch. I have a friend who is a well known sound engineer who has worked for some of the greats, and you sound so much like him with your professional analysis of these pieces. Top notch analysis. Thank you.
After listening to Sister Mahalia Jackson the only thing I have to say is Hallelujah and praise God Almighty. Amen. Thank you very much Fil!!
Amen to that!
Oh my gosh , Mahalila. What a great performer she was.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, well, at least way back in the 60s anyway, Mahalia was a regular on Songs of Praise on a Sunday evening. When she got emotional, which was often, we would all find ourselves getting emotional too. What an absolutely outstanding singer she was.
I have two CDs with Mahalia, and I've almost worn them out. No one complains when I play them loud.
You're right, she is one of the greatest.
I'm a big fan of Mahalia Jackson's so I appreciate your wonderful analysis of this great singer.
In her adolescence and teens, Mahalia listened to and greatly admired the great women blues singers of the 1920s Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Ma Rainey, with Bessie Smith being her favorite. Jackson was heavily influenced by musician-composer Thomas Dorsey and blues singer Bessie Smith, adapting Smith's style to traditional Protestant hymns and contemporary Gospel songs.
Although she turned down many offers to sing secular songs, popular music as a whole felt her influence and she is credited with inspiring rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singing styles. Little Richard, Mavis Staples, Donna Summer, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Della Reese, and Aretha Franklin have all named Jackson as an inspiration. Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early influence category in 1997.
Impeccable feel and voice. If you don’t feel this, you’re missing part of life’s greatest joys.
OMG I’m SO happy to see you analyze the legendary Mahalia Jackson - that is a voice for the ages 😍 Thanks Fil‼️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What a fantasticly moving experience this is. Great voice with so much expression. Toes tapping, arms reaching up, etc....
There's nothing like having church and listening to a little bit of gospel music on the WoP channel! I love gospel music, and Mahalia Jackson sang this sing from her soul. You can hear all the feelings and emotions in her voice, meaning what she sang and singing what she felt. You looked like you were enjoying a bit of gospel music yourself! Thank you, Fil, for this amazing analysis video! Rock!
Yeah, think Fil was having a good time on this one!
Hi Fil,
This was a soul saving Rocking analysis today! … can we get an Amen. Mahalia was singing this song from the very depths of her soul proclaiming her love for Jesus for all the world to hear. A simply breathtaking performance and vocal ability. Love Gospel music and Mahalia did this song proud. Great job breaking it all down for us. And helping us understand the pure joy of music! Thanks for this great video today… Hallelujah! Debbie☮️
Power gospel style. Liked the explainer with visuals of range, expression, and blues infuence.
God bless you Fil for showcasing the sweet soulful vocals of our precious Mahalia Jackson. I was born, raised, and still live in the deep South (USA). As a kid and teenager, my Sunday mornings consisted of church, and when you got home, listening to Mahalia, Sam Cooke, Elvis and the Jordanairs, The Carter Family, The Statesman, and countless others. Mahalia was (and still is) my favorite. I can't thank you enough for showcasing Mahalia and giving her your great "spot-on" analysis. God bless you again Fil.
Thanks so much Fil for the reminder. I think the 50's and early 60's are the best singing/recordings of Mahalia. Her music has helped me get through so much in life of 70yrs. Your analysis really tells the reason why! Mahalia singing in Church in the early 60's was an experience I haven't felt since. I lived not far from her home in Chicago, attended St. James AME Church. Excellent analysis!!! 😊😊
i love to see a young person who can appreciate such a variety of music.
She is awesome. THAT is a true vocal...emotion and all
There are some mighty fine gospel singers that will never be recorded. Some won't ever sing 'profane' music. My neighbors a few doors away have a revival every summer in their backyard, and I get out my lawnchair and glass of vino and enjoy the concert.
This is so cool - a rocker like you reviewing a gospel song. You are a true musician and musicologist. It’s not about genre. It’s about iconic music that transcends time.
Gymnastic vocalists are amazing. Before my vision was perfected my hearing and music developed first and singers were my passion.
Had one of her albums many years ago. Never be another like her.❤
Thanks for analyzing Mahalia Jackson, she had a wonderful voice, so expressive and feels the song's message. I adore Mahalia and Ella Fitzgerald.
One of my absolute favourites!! Gorgeous honey voice. ❤️❤️
Ms Jackson appears in the 1959 film Imitation of Life and sings The Troubles of the World in a funeral scene. She brings me to tears every time I watch that scene. Her ability to hit notes in such unique vocal runs is pretty spectacular and seems utterly natural, organic to who she is. She’s gonna sing you into heaven with this recording, given half a chance! ❤
I think my favorite thing about you, even beyond the vocal and musical analyses (I'm neither singer nor musician), is how much respect you have for ALL forms of music. Even when presenting music from long ago eras, long before you or maybe even your parents were born, you have a lovely smile on your face and are clearly enjoying whatever you are playing. I heard some people say that oldies are moldy - uncool and irrelevant. I can tell you are not one of those people. Great music is great music, whether it was released yesterday or 100 years ago. Thank you for reminding us of that.
Mahalia or Mahala was self taught and sang for Presidents including, singing the national anthem for JFK. Her influences were Bessie Smith and Tommy Dorsey. Thanks Fil this was a real treat. 🤘🏽
So many of the old R&B and soul singers started out with Gospel, many singing in church since childhood. It is fundamental part of all the greatest music from the US.
Fil, slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. Mahalia Jackson's grandparents were slaves, but not her parents. She was definitely born into tremendous segregation and poverty in the South. Great analysis of a great voice.
Sshhh. You’re interfering with the channel’s virtue signalling 🤫
🙄 You know, sometimes a mistake is just a mistake, no agenda involved.
@@cindi1313 sometimes 🫠
Actually, it was abolished in 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation issued by then US President Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War (or War Between The States) ended in 1865.
It wasn’t actually
Abolished then (end of the war). Because the people couldn’t read and we’re rural, It continued for a few years in quite a few places where it was concealed from them. Then there was quite a golden period for about 25 years and then there was Jim Crow era. Where they undid all the gains of the good period
Hey Fil, it was a big deal for a gospel singer to leave the church and sing secular music, still is kind of. Aretha, Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers all left the gospel circuit to make money. You should do Aretha’s version of this from her live album that she did in 1972 called Amazing Grace. So many good tunes, if not this one, Precious Memories is a great one to do, sung with the late, great James Cleveland. Great reaction!
Makes me want to jump and shout---what a powerful voice!!!
I love this kind of gospel, it has Joy rytm ,blues and emotions in the songs . I sew here on tv
when I was 5 ,6 years old ( I was born in 56 ),i had goespumps all over what a voice she had,
Her voice is timeless ❤.
Fil, this was a very special treat ! There is so much expression in her voice ! Mahalia had a very powerful voice that I just loved! Gospel music with a sort of blues vibe ! Those bum notes are fine with me because they are just her using her natural voice, and it sounds fantastic! Great analysis, Fil ! Thanks for finding a natural voice for us! Wonderful analysis video!💜
Movie: Imitation of Life. Mahalia singing Trouble of the World 😢
Listening to Mahalia brings back wonderful memories! One of my mom’s favorites. Gospel singing at its best! Thanks for this one. Superb analysis 😊
You are doing a service to music and the natural human voice - the importance of the natural aspect - good work sir.
Fil, something I want to add Mahalia was raised in a time when black played music to stay alive music at my own interpretation is a way of God to keep us alive and the black community back then were so terrorised that they express their need to live happy in singing and playing music and God blessed particularly Miss Mahalia with the best voice in that rude time she left in and again what an amazing analysis you have done thank you again so very much and God bless you sweet beautiful British guitarist with such a beautiful face!!!
what a powerful voice, one of my favorite singers just after Ella Fitzgerald
This music could almost convert me.
Great choice, Fil.
All the best!
Praying for you! :)
Yes, take that one step, and live forever,
So beautiful, you should do Sweet Honey and the Rock!
Thank you Fil for this great analysis on Mahalia Jackson. Gospel music is very soothing to the soul. 💗🎵
Thank you, Fil🤟😍 good explanation for the powerful black voice..gospel.. the fight for his life...🛐🌟
Mahalia was amazing as both a singer and a person. Gospel is the foundation of Rock ‘n Roll. Elvis never would have been the singer he was without gospel. Great analysis, Fil.
FACTS!
I'm not sure that was a bad note. I think it might have been a deliberate "bend". It's the sort of thing I might have tried.
Bluesy and gospel very great music and thanks for her story.
Exactly!!
Beautiful voice, your analysis is interesting and I agree with you that the rawness is charming. Some of the live clips of her on UA-cam are incredibly moving, obviously a fabulous live performer. Thanks for posting
One of the most deeply soul filled ,heart-rending voices ever. ❤
Lovely to hear you analysing Mahalia! Unfortunately as soon as you isolated her voice I started to hear her singing "spank him" instead of "thank him" and now I can't seem to un-hear it 😮! Oh dear, what have you done?😊
🤣🤣🤣
For a woman like Miss Jackson, music was her heart language.
Thank you ❤🙏✝️
Elvis was a fan of her gospel singing.
Great not-bum corrected intro indeed there 😅 hallelujah !
Sounds like mono ('wire' ? ) recorded live.. in the church💃🤸♀️🙏🎶🙌 Rock Fil !
She was fantastic for sure!
I also stumbled upon Sister Rosetta Tharpe recently. Take a look at this on UA-cam for instance:-
Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Didn't It Rain?" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archive).
Actually, returning to Mahalia Jackson, I'm sure she even made an appearance on the Muppet Show! Fantastic stuff!!
Check out the rest of his channel. He did an analysis on Sister Rosetta Tharpe like 5 years ago.
She appeared on Episode 056 of Sesame Street in 1969, that's probably what you meant.
@@JudahCub1981 Oh, that's interesting. I didn't know about the Sesame Street appearance. I wonder if she did both. I must try and find out more. Cheers.
@@JudahCub1981 Ah yes, I was confused there for a bit. I could have sworn that Mahalia Jackson was in the Muppets, but no, Seasme Street it was. Thank you for sorting out m,y scrambled brain. I've now remembered that it was in fact Pearl Bailey. Cheers.
Thanks for analyzing Mahalia. Such a powerful voice from the past. Love how she puts her whole soul into her singing!
My late mother adored Mahalia Jackson
Thank you for honoring such a quintessential singer, I can't think of anyone who's had such an impact to such an extent for her time to be played on national TV.
Mahalia Jackson sang in the movie Imitation of Life. She sang Trouble Of The World. She has a very powerful voice!
Fil. Thank you so much for your work on this issue. You’re breaking it down and explaining it perfectly. Pitch correction and auto tune take all the life right out of the vocals. Well done! 😊👍🎸
My mum played our local chapel organ and also played the piano. She played very well and could be expressive, but she couldn't play by ear at all. She's buy the sheet music for the pop songs of the day (1960s) and play them for us kids which we loved. Myself, I've always had trouble reading music but can play by ear. 🙂
WOW....Mahalia was one of my late moms favorites! Thanks for bringing some dear memories of Mom back on a day that's been quite difficult. It looked as though you quite enjoyed hearing her, btw!!
Wow! Congrats on 361k subscribers! That was quick. 🥳 I'm not all that into Gospel music, but there's no denying the glorious power of Mahalia Jackson's voice. 😇🎤🎼
Hi, Julzy.
@@SuziQ. Hi!
Now it's 362k, blink and you miss it!
@@cindi1313 ,
Hi Cindi.
@@SuziQ. Hi SuziQ.
Thank you Fil for taking us to Church with Sister Mahalia Jackson...This was very uplifting...
Hearing her sing is like taking a walk with friends in a forest
I wonder what would be left if Ms Jackson’s performance was pitch corrected. I think it would dramatically illustrate what we are losing with this fixation with being always on the note.
Aretha Franklin and Janice Joplin are her "daughters", Dad had some of her 78's.
Thank Him! Thank Him! Mahalia still preaching from beyond.
Thanks again Fil! Great piece on Mahalia! You always find the perfect vocalists, and Mahalia has always been a favorite for me, as I was brought up listening to her and Pearl Bailey. Two other Mahalia classics 'I'm gonna live the life I sing about in my song' and 'Elijah Rock' continue to inspire me as a singer and remind me that Mahalia was the best of the Gospel singers, and a beautiful person. Thanks!
Fil, thanks so much for focusing on the amazing and inspiring skills of Mahalia. I grew up listening to many of her songs. When you’re truly one-of-a-kind, you have nowhere to go but up. Fantastic job. I’m happy I was one of your followers who suggested her 😊😊
Another great pick.
I got into her in the early 90s after watching Jungle Fever.
She’s featured in the shooting Bible scene with Ozzie David and S.L.J.
I think it’s “In The Upper Room”.
She has a great album with Duke Ellington called Black Beige and Brown. “Come Sunday” is its stand out track.
She was a big influence on Elvis. You can especially hear it yet song “Up in Jerusalem”.
Another great video, Fil. Thanks.
Thank you for covering a Southern U.S. soloist! And everything you talked about is why she has a theater named after her in New Orleans, her hometown. She is just amazing!
Pure music. She is truly lifting a joyous voice unto the Lord
Fil you have the greatest eclectic taste in music. Love this channel.
Mahalia Jackson was a musical sponge as a child, based on her biographies. She absorbed the sounds of New Orleans, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Enrico Caruso and others; the hymns of the Baptist church and shout songs of the pentecostal holiness church and fused it into a style of her own.
thanks. she is great. never knew of her. (love the mic pre clipping on her)
Amazing so much freedom in this performance.
Amazing
🎉 Great Appreciate In What You Say. Wonderful Artist and Song.🎉
One of Elvis' favorite singers.
Thanks Fil, this was exceptionally great! I feel totally energized! ROCK!
Her voice came from a deep spiritual well that she thankfully, shared with us. Can you do Sister Rosetta Tharpe please? What a pioneer she was!
My first concert, like @stertim, was also Mahalia Jackson. I was only 6 maybe 5 so 1956 or 57, at the Russ Auditorium in San Diego. I remember her turquoise shoes and her voice volume. Feel honored to have attended one of her concerts even though, because of my age, couldn't fully appreciate her. Surely appreciate her now.
Beautiful song an gospel singer
Just like painting....if you are not between the lines, it it just paint-by-number!
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate these analysis videos. One of the things that distinguishes you not only from videos with people who analyze voice or instruments and from people who do plain reaction videos, is that unlike most of them, you have wide, ranging musical knowledge - context, history, pop culture, all that stuff. I see so many reaction videos, whether it’s from an opera singer or from a clueless teenager, where there is just zero knowledge about the musical piece. And that can be fun, seeing someone react to something for the first time, but sometimes they’ll be a person in their 40s who has never heard some artist and knows nothing about anything. Recently watched a video from a black man in his 20s who couldn’t recognize the black artists in the “We Are the World” video. Could people not educate themselves even a little bit? I get so frustrated. But you know what you’re talking about and you do such a great job, Weather you’re appreciating a great voice or you’re doing a video about how the Eagles totally faked it.
You can hear where Aretha found her inspiration!
I love her singing! Must have been amazing to see live.
Thanks for the great variety of music you highlight. This is good.
Try Shake A Hand by Jackie Wilson ,(the lost tapes) .Im a tenor in the RnB field but these notes are up to the moon. Danny Boy, live is amazing as well.
Jackie Wilson was an amazing performer and artist. He was the inspiration for Michael Jackson.