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Mahalia’s House of Flowers

from Wikipedia- Jackson in the Concertgebouw (April 1961)

Things are tough right now but if we dig deep we can still find a way to make a joyful noise! And why is that you say? Like to hear it here it go…

Besides being the Queen of Gospel and one of the most celebrated singers in the world, our good sis Mahalia Jackson also found time to conquer the soil! An astute business woman Mrs. Jackson owned a lucrative floral shop “Mahalia’s House of Flowers” on the South Side of Chicago. Clients bought the flowers as long as she promised to sing at funerals and Mahalia Jackson happily obliged them.