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Clara Mae Ward (April 21, 1924 – January 16, 1973) was an American gospel singer who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of the Famous Ward Singers.
By 1950, the Ward Singers were the hottest female gospel group in the land. Two of their songs— Surely God Is Able and Move Up a Little Higher, both released by Gotham that year—became major gospel hits, said to have sold more than a million copies each.
Clara Ward b. April 21, 1924 d. January 16, 1973. Widely acclaimed among the greatest soloists in gospel history, Clara Ward was also the subject of much criticism from purists – with her backing group the Ward Singers, she pushed gospel out of the church and into the nightclubs, infusing the music with a shot of glitz and glamour the likes ...
Widely acclaimed among the greatest soloists in gospel history, Clara Ward was also the subject of much criticism from purists -- with her backing group, the Ward Singers, she pushed gospel out of the…. Read Full Biography.
Ward, Clara Mae (1924–1973) African-American singer whose career with the Ward Trio and the Clara Ward Singers popularized gospel music in the mainstream music industry. Born on April 21, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on January 16, 1973, in Los Angeles, California; daughter of George Ward and Gertrude May (Murphy) Ward.
1924-1973. Considered one of the greatest soloists in gospel history, Clara Ward and her Famous Ward Singers—a group started by her mother, Gertrude—toured their signature rollicking gospel sound around the country, in churches, arenas and even, quite controversially, nightclubs.
