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He continues with mention of various people and places in her early career through the 1930s and 1940s, including her marriage to Ike Hockenhull – 30:06, her various health issues – 43:26, and a recounting of an incident where Minters Galloway struck her, and his belief that Polly Fletcher stole from the SCLC coffers Jackson held at her house – 48:57. [00:00–27:40] LG104Goreau_Side2 concludes Sellers' interview. He speaks about learning how to cook from watching Jackson, and recalls recipes, home remedies, and hoodoo practices culled from New Orleans. In addition to sharing posters and anecdotes from her early days in Chicago, the interview features Goreau getting clarification on Jackson's fallout with Polly Fletcher – 12:54, and the end of her relationship with Mildred Falls – 19:37. [28:00–01:01:50] On LG104Goreau_Side2, interviewed on December 22, 1972 in New York, Joe Bostic speaks about meeting Jackson and producing her performance at Carnegie Hall. In addition to speaking about Jackson's recording sessions and his plans for concerts at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, he also describes the racism and discrimination that Black performers faced in the 1950s, sharing how musicians like Jackson, Hazel Scott, and Duke Ellington were seen as \"entertainers but not artists\" – 30:21. He goes on to speak about other artists he worked with in Harlem, the \"intensity of [Jackson's] spiritual conviction,\" and the television appearances that resulted from her appearance at Carnegie Hall, including her appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show – 50:30. 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Interview with Jean Childers on 1972-11-05 in Chicago, Illinois, on Mahalia's almost being with Dr. Martin Luther King on the day he was killed. Side 2: Interview with Jean Childers continued with Ken Childers on 1972-11-05, continued from Tape ID: LG028. Abstract for Jean Childers and Ken Childers: [00:00–30:34] On LG029Goreau_Side1, Jean Childers, Jackson's secretary, interviewed in Chicago, Illinois, discusses how they nearly missed being with Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis on the day he was assassinated, due to Jackson \"refusing to fly that day\" because of weather conditions in Nashville and plane engine concerns. On LG029Goreau_Side2, Childers explains how they got from Nashville to Atlanta for the memorial service and funeral. She shares interactions Jackson had with Bobby Kennedy - 5:00, and other celebrities – 7:00. [10:00 - 30:34] The interview continues with both Jean and Ken Childers, an architect and Jean's husband. Ken talks about his participation in productions of The Swing Mikado and The Hot Mikado - 10:00. Jean and Ken talk about other celebrities at the King funeral and memorial service - 12:40. Jean tells a story about Marlon Brando wanting to meet Mahalia on the plane returning to California after the funeral, and how Jean did not recognize him - 14:20. Others on the plane were Tony Franciosa and James Baldwin. They share anecdotes about Jackson's lack of attention to business transactions and some financial affairs - 17:45 and Jackson's interests in her own culinary skills - 21:00. They continue talking about a show where Mahalia performed with Minters Galloway backstage. 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She discusses the beginnings of their relationship, her impressions of Jackson, and why she chose to work with her. They have a candid discussion about Jackson's relationship with Minters Galloway and the unknown fact that she at one point drafted a will to leave her estate entirely to him – 12:05. They then discuss the production of \"Salute to Black Women\" – 18:09. Goreau reveals that she was motivated to write her biography to amend the biography \"Moving on Up,\" which she and Jackson believe portrayed her as a \"prejudiced person\" – 25:24. Questioning if Jackson read and approved the manuscript, Hooper and Goreau discuss Jackson's upbringing and lack of formal education – 27:09.","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.","For further information, please contact Tulane University Special Collections at specialcollections@tulane.edu."],"dc_format":["audio/mpeg"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":["eng"],"dcterms_publisher":null,"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":["Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections","Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059"],"dcterms_subject":["Music trade"],"dcterms_title":["LG107 Interview: Gwen Lightner; Mary Ann Hooper"],"dcterms_type":["Sound"],"dcterms_provenance":["Tulane University. 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Lightner speaks of Mahalia's psychic experiences and visions – 18:57; how birds symbolized death to her – 24:00; and her fear of dying in Germany – 28:58. [00:00 - 30:42] The interview continues on LG055Goreau_Side2 with Lightner discussing the development of Mahalia Jackson's first recording sessions in Los Angeles and the assembling of Jackson's studio backing group. Lightner and Goreau go on to discuss several of Mahalia's romantic relationships. Lightner mentions Jackson's concern regarding the safety of her money earnings and fear that people were interested in her only for her money – 19:02. 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