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One listen to these tracks from Mahalia’s prime (1946–57) makes it clear why she’s still cherished as the greatest gospel singer ever. Along with the only known recording of Mahalia with Thomas A. Dorsey and two versions of "Move On Up a Little Higher," you’ll hear "Didn’t It Rain," "In the Upper Room," "Beams of Heaven," "Troubles of the World" and more from a 1951 concert that introduced her to a larger, interracial audience and from the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival! Shanachie.