Carrie Jacobs-Bond’s Black Gospel Standard
Christopher Reynolds
23 November 2021
Black singers and churchgoers have a long and deep tie to Carrie Jacobs Bond’s “I’ve Done My Work” (1920). Why this song?
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Black singers and churchgoers have a long and deep tie to Carrie Jacobs Bond’s “I’ve Done My Work” (1920). Why this song?
Mahalia Jackson’s career unfolded through easy-to-overlook intersections with women who were models and mentors, peers and progeny.