Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory Directed by Ted Nicolaou, 1997

Narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackosn’s extraordinary life – from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe’s great stages. Her story’s told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew her best, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson and historian Studs Terkel.