100 Greatest Female R&B/Soul Vocalists 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Dinah Washington 3. Etta James 4. Ruth Brown 5. Mavis Staples 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Big Maybelle 8. Patti LaBelle 9. Darlene Love 10. LaVern Baker 11. Whitney Houston 12. Doris Duke 13. Roberta Flack 14. Mary Wells 15. Tina …
Mahalia Jackson Written By Raven Campbell Born: October 26, 1911 as Mahala Jackson, later changed to Mahalia Jackson in 1931. Mahalia was the third child to John A. Jackson, a barber and preacher, and Charity Clark. Mahalia Jackson grew up in a shotgun home shared by 13 people. Raised by her Aunt Duke after her …
