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The Clark Sisters were born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, to gospel choir director and musician Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. Dr. Clark was married twice: her first marriage in 1945 to Leo H. Cullum, Sr. produced two children, Leo, Jr. and Jacqueline (Jacky).
Jacqueline Lenita Clark-Chisholm (née Cullum; December 29, 1948), [1] known professionally as Jacky Clark-Chisholm, is an American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter, and licensed practical nurse who is best known as the eldest member of the American gospel singing group The Clark Sisters.
Clark-Bradford was born in Detroit, Michigan to world-renowned gospel choir director, gold-certified singer, and musician Mattie Moss Clark and Pastor Elbert Clark. Clark-Bradford was taught to sing alongside her sisters at a young age, with the goal of forming a powerful group of female evangelists who would win souls for God with their voices.
The influential, trailblazing Detroit gospel musician rose to fame with the Clark Sisters. Now she's getting a special 70th birthday celebration.
Clark later received formal music education at Howard University in Washington, D.C. [9] Twinkie was inspired by her mother The late Dr. Mattie Moss Clark and her ability to compose music, and she began to write and compose her own compositions. From this point Dr. Mattie Moss Clark passed the torch to be in charge of the group (The Clark Sisters).
The Clark Sisters were once a five member group, but Denise Clark-Bradford left the group in the 1980s and their relationship became estranged. It remains distant today.
Karen Valencia Clark Sheard (née Clark; born November 15, 1960) is an American gospel singer and songwriter. Clark-Sheard is the youngest member of gospel group the Clark Sisters , which was formed in 1973.
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