WFMT presenter LaRob K. Rafael interviews Dr. C. Charles Clency, music educator, author, and the last accompanist of Mahalia Jackson. LaRob and Dr. Clency discuss Gospel music and its importance in the Black religious tradition, what it was like playing with Mahalia Jackson, and his musical journey.
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