Some of you old farts were probably there, or knew some one who was

It was actually raining on the evening of Sunday, July 6, 1958, at the close of Newport Jazz Festival. But Mahalia delivered an overwhelming version of DIDN'T IT RAIN "causing the crowd to hand-clap as if at some juke-joint revival meeting. The applause was tremendous, befitting the gospel queen, who was making her secular debut. 'You make me feel like I'm star' she informed the soaked-to-the-skin audience

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Posted By: Chris Peacock, Mar 24, 00:36:19