‘Anybody Singing the Blues is’ — Mahalia Jackson Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Muscle Tank

“Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.” Mahalia Jackson kept the blues out of her repertoire her whole career — the gospel queen turned down nightclub fortunes on principle — and this was her reasoning, repeated around her 1966 autobiography Movin’ On Up. Whatever you make of the theology, the acoustics are exact: the blues is a cry for help sung up out of a real pit.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).