Clara Ward
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Biography
Clara Mae Ward, born on April 21, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American gospel singer. She began her career as part of the Ward Singers, a family group founded by her mother Gertrude in 1931. The group gained national attention after touring in 1943 and achieved significant success with albums like Surely God is Able (1957), which became one of the first million-selling gospel hits, featuring the iconic "Surely, God is Able". Clara Ward also made history as the first gospel singer to perform with a 100-piece symphony orchestra in the 1960s. She recorded notable albums such as Down by the Riverside (1965) and Soul and Inspiration (1969), as well as collaborated on Dee Dee Sharp's hit "Mashed Potato Time" (1962). Clara Ward passed away on January 16, 1973.
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Top Tracks
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- Packing Up
- How I Got Over
- Born Free
- Feeling Good
- What The World Needs Now Is Love
- You're Not Alone
- The Impossible Dream
- If You Wanna Change The World
- Somewhere
- Higher Ground
- Out on a Hill
- In That Great Judgement Morning
- He'll Never Let Go of My Hand
- The Day Is Past And Gone
- There is a Fountain Filled with Blood
- Guide Me O Thy Great Jehovah
- Happy Over There
- Thank the Voice
- One Way Street
- God Moves in a Mysterious Way
- Faith That Moves Mountains
- He'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand
- Joshua Fought the Battle
- My Heavenly Father Watches over Me
