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Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/Wo6KFzabaZ8 Millie Jackson's "A Child Of God (It's So Hard To Believe)" appeared on her 1972 eponymous Spring Records debut album. However, as a single, the song from the powerful voiced singer confused and upset Gospel radio and fans. Millie explains why, while singing parts of the song for Questlove Supreme. This QLS episode with Millie and her daughter, singer Keisha Jackson, was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Subscribe to The Roots' channel: http://bit.ly/RootsYouTube Watch The Roots' Exclusive Series & Footage: Roots Picnic 2020 - https://bit.ly/RootsPicnic2020YouTube Questlove Quarantine - https://bit.ly/QuestloveQuarantineYT The Roots Jam Presents Solo Sessions - https://bit.ly/RootsSoloSessions Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Streams of Thought Podcast - https://bit.ly/StreamsofThoughtPod Behind The Keys w/ James Poyser - https://bit.ly/BehindTheKeys Guitar Stories w/ Captain Kirk - https://bit.ly/GuitarStoriesYT Reconstruction w/ Stro Elliot - https://bit.ly/ReconstructionStro The Bridge - https://bit.ly/TheBridgeYT Official site for The Roots: http://theroots.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRoots Twitter: https://twitter.com/theroots Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theroots Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theroots/ Jimmy Fallon: http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com #TheRoots #MillieJackson #questlovesupreme

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Mildred Virginia Jackson is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's songs often include long spoken sections, sometimes humorous, sometimes sexually explicit. According to the cataloguing site WhoSampled.com, her songs have appeared in 189 samples, 51 covers, and six remixes.

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