Move On Up a Little Higher
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Song title: 'Move On Up A Little Higher' Recording artist: Mahalia Jackson GRAMMY Hall of Fame lists it as an Apollo single dated 1948, inducted 1998; the Library of Congress National Recording Registry chronology likewise frames it under 1948
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Song title: 'Move On Up A Little Higher' Recording artist: Mahalia Jackson GRAMMY Hall of Fame lists it as an Apollo single dated 1948, inducted 1998; the Library of Congress National Recording Registry chronology likewise frames it under 1948
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- Year: 1947
- Work type: song
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- Mahalia Jackson — authored by
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- https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award/ (verification source · master store)
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Song title: 'Move On Up A Little Higher' Recording artist: Mahalia Jackson GRAMMY Hall of Fame lists it as an Apollo single dated 1948, inducted 1998; the Library of Congress National Recording Registry chronology likewise frames it under 1948
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