#t

My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#feet #hands #i #me #say

Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#blues #deep #help #pit #sings

Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#although #experts #gospel #gospel music #i

I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#close #eyes #feel #i #i can

I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#ad #bailey #i #just #lib

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#check #christmas #feeling #locate #me

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#count #jazz #one thing #playing #real

Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#asking #god #know #something #sometimes

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#sufficient #themselves #voice

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#devil #gets #god #good #mad