THE MICH1GAN CITIZE
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ith the relea early ov.
of 'Heart And Sour' on Re­
joice Record relea d through
& Record th career of
famed Gospel group, The Clark
Si ers take on rious new
hit dimesions,
The daughter of Gospel
usic' legendary Dr. Mattie
o s Clark, and a f ther who
pa ored a church, The Clar
Sister Jacky, Deni T inkie,
Dorina and Karen hold a
cure place of their • n be-
cau of their di tin tive tight
harmony and vocal blend.
Twinkie who co-produced
the album and is al a lead
inger and the group scorn­
po r arranger and keyboardist,
state flatly the group wa
greatly inspired, influenced and
trained in the early years b)'
mother ttie. attie ha
three gold record to her own
credit, heads the music depart­
ment for the 5-million-member
Church of God in Christ and
the Clark Conservatory of usic.
The Clar Sister have been
singing together since Karen,
the youn e, a 3 years old
. that
ey to od health may
indeed be what you eat.
ccordin t new report by
the Committee on utrition in
edi al Education, . of the
ten leading c u of death in
America are no linked to hat
Tho are heart
di a , tro e, dult-
on t diabete, at hero lero is
and cirrho i of the liver.
DID YOU 0 ... that
the merican Dental A ciation
e ts that you tart using a
ne toothbrush about every
three month. Toothbrushes
used longer than three month
not only fail .to clean your
teeth well but may tually
begin to injure your gum .
DID YOU 0 ... that-
ritin in Realer's Digest Paul
Lach nee, profe or of f od
ience and nutrition at Rutgers
niver tty aid the best t 0
diet plan in the nation are
the eight- atcher diet and the
F -PI n di t. B th cording to
Lach nee provide a proper
balance of protein fats and
c mp e carb hydrate .
DID YOU 0 .., that
if y u are 1 king m tiv ti n
nd in pirati n read the ugu t
i ue of Success m gazine. It
highlight the torie of 21
American wh a hieved success
in bu ines and then failed but
managed to push themselves
just enough to chieve success.
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and they ood her on a table
to reach the microphone.
"Mama began training us as
children and then we would
sing with a choir or make a
guest appearance in a church
in Detroit " remembers Twinkle,
"Then she would train u me
more. I began playing when I
was 10 and writing when I wa
16. Mama turned the group
over to me a my writing de­
veloped.'
And develop they did. A
the only current all-female vocal
group distinguished by their
familiar perfect blend the names
they have performed with read
like the all-time hit list of music
greats. They include little
Richard, Walter Hawkins, Amy
Grant, Al Green, Andrae
Crouch, the Mighty Cloud of
Joy, Sandi Patti, Je Dixon,
and Leon Patillo among other .
In 1972 they recorded their
fir t album, "Jesus Ha A Lot
To Give," for Uncle Bill 0 s'
Bille Records in their native
Detroit. They were then signed
by the Detroit label, Sound of
Gospel, and recorded their al­
bum "A Praying Spirit."
By 1981 their album "Is
y living In Vain" on ew
Birth Record was number one
for 9 month on Billboard
agazine's Gospel chart. The)'
were voted "Best Female Gospel
Group of the Year" by Record
World Magazine.
In 1982 the album wa
named "Best Contemporary
Gospel Album" by the Gospel
u . cork op of Americ
while T inkie was honored a
Songwriter of 'the Year" for
the album, "A Praying Spirit."
''When marna was a ed to go
to England for a choir wor -
shop in 1982, she opened
England and Europe to choir
music and it ju exploded over
there," continued Twinkie.
The Clar Sister went along
for their fir tour to London
and Birmingham, England, and
Hamburg, Germany a well a an
appearance in the movie,
, Gospel."
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one voice
But, it was in '1983 that
"You Brought The Sunshine"
wa released. Recorded in
1982 on Sound Of Gospel
Record , it went on' to become
a cro -over international hit
o year after it wa released.
The hit brought them ch
attention they recorded their
fir Sunny Delight Oran e Juice
radio commercial which ran in
the key 39 market. Thi was
followed by their second tour
of Great Britain and e
Germany, and even Disneyland.
Wherever they toured, they
always received high media ac­
claim and thunderous crowd
approval. After all, they were
the only uper high-energy
female group on tage presenting
such a distinctive tight vocal
blend.
By 1984 they appeared twice
in London, including' The Ro
Gospel Show" ho ted for BBC­
TV by Sheila Walsh, appeared
again at Disneyland a well as
Disneyworld, and recorded their
cond orange juice commer­
cial. Other than Al Green,
they have b en the only Gospel
artists al consistently record-
ing commercial . ,
They went on to receive
Ebony agazine's Image Award
for "Bes Gospel" Performance"
with Twinkle al nominated
for "Song of the Year" for
"You Brought The Sunshine"
against competition which in­
cluded winner Gladys Knight
for "Save The Overtime For
e."
However, the year's highlight
was a Grammy nomination for
their album "Sincerely" on
Benson Records.
The Clar Sisters performed
on the 1985 Grammy Awards
telecast were in ited to per­
form by the City of Los ngeles
at the Olympi Velodrome
appeared in the Kool Jazz
Festival in South Hampton,
VA. and on the 22nd edition
of Essence agazine's TV show.
In 1986 they have been
guests of both the State De­
partment in Washington, D. .
and the City of Los ngele
for the birthday celebrations
for Dr. artin Luther Kin ,
Jr., as well a participating in
the Go pel usic Association's
Dove ward telecast in ash-
ville Tenn.
Their vocal blend is so
clo no individual voice t nds
out from another.
'I think the perfect blend
come not only from being real
. ters where blood is thic er
than water, bu t e are all so
very cIo per nally and in
the spirit that it all comes
to ether as a spiritual nsit ivity
within the group that gives the
sound" aid T inkie. 'It
even amazes me. You can't
even cut between the und
with a knife. It's like one
voice singing with five part ."
o ith their ne album,
"Heart And Soul,' they are
clearly established a a group
with a unique vocal blend and
ability. Their audiences
literally explode to their feet
in live performance. In the
w rd of James Bullard. general
manager of the Blac u ic
Division at ord Record:
'They are the mo t incredible
female group in the busines.
They are defmitely the female
gr up of the 19 0' and tand
alone."
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