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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

I had this one bandleader, he wanted meto sing the blues so bad, he was willing to pay...

I had this one bandleader, he wanted me
to sing the blues so bad, he was willing to pay me
$100... A week

Full Transcript

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I had this one bandleader,
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he wanted me to sing the blues so bad,
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he was willing to pay me $100... A week.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:35
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, music
Production
Rock’n Robin Productions,Lincoln Square Productions,Lifetime,Front Street Pictures

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Movie Summary

The story of the New Orleans-born crooner who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
How in god's name did you say no to that much money? - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
How in god's name did you say no to that much money?
'cause the "no" that I told him was in god's name. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
'cause the "no" that I told him was in god�...
God say his words would give joy, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
God say his words would give joy,
Now, I could sing the blues if I wanted to, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
Now, I could sing the blues if I wanted to,
I done lived way too much of the blues already, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
I done lived way too much of the blues already,
Well, my aunt duke-- - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:14
Well, my aunt duke--
Anybody singing the blues is alone and in a deep pit. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
Anybody singing the blues is alone and in a deep pit.
I can't stand to live with any more pain. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
I can't stand to live with any more pain.
From como, mississippi, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
From como, mississippi,
Estelle's gonna be my new piano player. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
Estelle's gonna be my new piano player.
-Mm. -I... [words catch] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
-Mm. -I... [words catch]
I tell mahalia all the time, she should be an opera star. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
I tell mahalia all the time, she should be an opera star.
Well, how do you and god feel about that? - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
Well, how do you and god feel about that?
[estelle laughs] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:23
[estelle laughs]
♪ elijah ♪ - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:35
♪ elijah ♪
♪ elijah rock shout, shout, shout - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:21
♪ elijah rock shout, shout, shout
But I do pray for a big family one day, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
But I do pray for a big family one day,
So, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:07
So,
I think I might - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
I think I might
Ike's so excited to start this business, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
Ike's so excited to start this business,