Famous Peoples' Birthday
Today is Hilary Clinton's Birthday and a lovely singer's birthday.
It's the birthday of the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, born in New Orleans (1911), who was encouraged to become a blues singer, but she refused to sing anything but gospel because she said, "When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong. But when you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on."
It's the birthday of the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, born in New Orleans (1911), who was encouraged to become a blues singer, but she refused to sing anything but gospel because she said, "When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong. But when you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on."
