Noun
United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
Source: WordNetI grew up in St. Louis in a tiny house full of large music - Mahalia Jackson and Marian Anderson singing majestically on the stereo, my German-American mother fingering 'The Lost Chord' on the piano as golden light sank through trees, my Palestinian father trilling in Arabic in the shower each dawn. Naomi Shihab Nye
Baez cites Odetta as a primary influence along with Marian Anderson and Pete Seeger. Source: Internet
Aside from Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, and Leontyne Price, there was little room for African Americans to pursue classical careers back then. Source: Internet