CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS
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In 1931, seven-year-old Clara Ward and her nine-year-old sister Willarene (better known as “Willa”) began performing with their mother, Gertrude, in Philadelphia. Gertrude first called the group “The Consecrated Gospel Singers,” then simply “The Ward Trio.” The three singers, with the two girls alternating as piano accompanists, initially appeared at churches in and around their hometown, but after creating a sensation at the National Baptist Convention in Chicago in 1943, they began touring widely. In 1949, having expanded the lineup to include singers Henrietta Waddy and Marion Williams, the group traveled to Los Angeles and cut their first records for the Miltone label. Curiously, none of the songs they recorded in Los Angeles were ever issued on Miltone, but many soon appeared on other labels, including Dolphin’s of Hollywood, Gotham and Savoy.
By 1950, the Ward Singers were the hottest female gospel group in the land. Two of their songs—Surely God
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Packing Up
Jazz Related Gospel
1958
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Essence
Jazz Related Gospel
1972
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Jazz Related Gospel
1981
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