- Collection:
- Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
- Title:
- LG098 Recordings and Interviews: Mahalia Jackson and Laurraine Goreau on Japan/India tour; Dinah Shore; Laurraine Goreau
- Contributor to Resource:
- Goreau, Laurraine
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 - Publisher:
- New Orleans, La. : Tulane University Digital Library
- Date of Original:
- 1971-04-01
1972-09-22 - Subject:
- Music trade
Christianity
Extrasensory perception
Gospel music
Women musicians
Race relations - Location:
- India, 22.0, 79.0
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434 - Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Side 1: Recordings from Japan-India Tour with Mahalia Jackson. Side 2: Interview with Dinah Shore at her home in Hollywood, California on 1972-09-22. Abstract for Jackson and Shore: [01:27–33:36] In this interview from her Japan tour, Jackson speaks extensively about her faith and its influence on her creative process. Goreau addresses the "divine vision" that shines through Jackson's eyes – 03:48. Jackson explains how simple things are often mystified through interpretation, and that creativity is a gift that we can each access by drawing upon an inner power. As the interviewers call her the "Queen of Gospel," Jackson replies that gospel is "bigger than me," that it is god and love, that anyone can sing – 16:42. She goes on to state that she does "not like to be great", and that greatness has vanity to it; she states that she is a service to the music – 29:27. [00:00–59:56] LG098Goreau_Side2 begins mid-interview with Dinah Shore speaking from her Hollywood home on September 22, 1972. Shore comments on her friendship with Jackson, Jackson's appeal to both Black and white audiences, and her delight in her appearances on her show. Shore speaks extensively about her appearance at Jackson's Chicago benefit "Festival of the Stars" – 08:35. Goreau and Shore share how both artists are connected through their lack of formal music training, and that Jackson had a natural ability because of her upbringing in music – 18:29. They discuss memories of Jackson, including her skill in the kitchen – 22:05, being from the South, and the first time Shore met Jackson at a 1950s appearance on her show – 30:26. Goreau recalls Jackson's concert tour of India and her interactions with Indira Gandhi – 38:35. Shore and Goreau then discuss Jackson's effect on their lives and both the gracious and difficult parts of her personality – 47:49, leading into a discussion about Mildred Falls's troubles with alcoholism – 52:29.
This recording was digitized in 2020 as part of a Recordings at Risk grant funded project administered by CLIR, "Tell the real story of me": Mahalia Jackson and Black Gospel Quartets in the South.
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LG098 Recordings and Interviews: Mahalia Jackson and Laurraine Goreau on Japan/India tour; Dinah Shore; Laurraine Goreau, Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. - Metadata URL:
- https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:122840
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to portions of this collection has been transferred to Tulane University Special Collections. Tulane University can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or owner’s heir for permission to publish where Tulane University Special Collections does not hold the copyright. For permission to publish collections material to which TUSC holds intellectual property rights, please contact Research Services at specialcollections@tulane.edu.
- Extent:
- 1 cassette (1 hr., 47 min., 29 sec.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Amistad Research Center
- Rights:
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