The Legendary Clark Sisters Win Big Taking Home 3 Grammys At The 50th Annual Grammy Awards

Nashville – It took the 50th Anniversary of the Grammy© Awards, the gospel events leading up to it and the fact that a pioneering group in the popularization of Gospel was embarking upon a “Reunion Tour” for Detroit’s legendaryClark Sisters to make a long overdue splash at “music’s biggest night.” The Clark Sisters ( Elbertina “Twinkie” Clark-Terrell, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jacky Clark-Chisolm, and Karen Clark-Sheard) took home trophies in three major categories: Best Traditional Gospel Album (for Live - One Last Time), Best Gospel Performance (for “Blessed & Highly Favored” – which tied with Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith”) and Best Gospel Song (for Karen Clark-Sheard’s composition “Blessed & Highly Favored”). The Gospel Hall of Fame members were also recipients in June 2007 of the esteemed President’s Merit Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Grammy Salute to Gospel. After two decades-plus of faithful service, these marked the quartet’s very first well-deserved Grammys.

“We feel overjoyed, knowing there is hope no matter how long the wait is in receiving what God has for you, says Dorinda Clark Cole. It is our time!”

As if the honors were not enough, The Clark Sisters were also featured in the prime time telecast on Sunday night in an all-star medley singing their classic “You Brought the Sunshine,” the first crossover gospel/pop hit to become the #1 Billboard album in 1983. The superstar siblings performed in the company of the legendary Aretha Franklin, as well as, with Bebe Winans, Israel and New Breed, the Madison Bumble Bees and Trin-i-tee 5:7, earning an overwhelming standing ovation for one of the most unforgettable performances of the magical evening.

Says Karen Clark- Sheard, “Performing with The Queen of Soul and our peers was an unforgettable night that I will always remember. It was a great honor to be recognized by the music industry’s most prestige organization.”