A Celebration Of Twinkie Clark Featuring Karen Clark Sheard & Damien Sneed
$71-$94
- Twinkie Clark, organ & voice
- Karen Clark Sheard, voice
- Damien Sneed, organ
A celebration of Grammy Award-winning Gospel legend Twinkie Clark. Curated in partnership with musical polymath Damien Sneed, the evening will honor Clark aka the "Mother of Gospel Music" and the "Queen of the B3 Hammond Organ" with a program of performances of her compositions. Widely regarded as one of the most important gospel composers in history, Twinkie Clark will take to the Hammond to perform her own compositions solo and with special guests such as Grammy winner Karen Clark Sheard.
COVID-19 Protocols: As of July 1, The Town Hall is mask-friendly. Masks are encouraged but not required, unless otherwise noted.
About Twinkie Clark, organ & voice
Dr. Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark is Detroit's own Living Legend. She is a gospel singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and evangelist. Twinkie as she is best known, has pinned over 350 songs. She is the leader of the American gospel singing group The Clark Sisters, which include her sisters, Jackie Clark Chisholm, Denise Clark Bradford, Dorinda Clark Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. She is known as the "Mother of Contemporary Gospel Music" and the "Queen of the B3 Hammond Organ", and a member of the Hammond organ Hall of Fame.
Along with her sisters and individually Twinkie is the recipient of multiple awards including Grammy, Dove, BMI, Stellar, Soul Train, Black Image, The James Cleveland lifetime Achievement Award, and many others. She was recently honored by The Church Of God In Christ for her contributions to the music department and credited for giving the church its "COGIC Sound."
Twinkie has also produced albums for several choirs and traveled the world abroad as an evangelist, workshop facilitator, and music educator.
She has had her compositions recorded and sampled by some of the Gospel greats and secular artist.
Twinkie credits her musical gifts to God and recognizes her mother, the late Dr. Mattie Moss, Clark as her greatest inspiration. Twinkie also attended Howard University where she sharpened her musical skills.
Recently, Lifetime released a movie regarding the Life of the Clark Sisters titled The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Music. Her latest CD is with her sisters, titled The Clark Sisters – The Return.