There were 5 gospel vocalists in The Clark Sisters, but now there’s only 4. Here’s the stunning reason Denise Clark says she left the group.
Have you heard of the goddesses of Gospel, The Clark Sisters? We’re speaking about the vocal staff out of Detroit, once made up of 5 contributors: Jacky Clark Chisholm, Denise "Niecy" Clark Bradford, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard.
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Active since 1966, the crew launched 20+ albums to date and continues to wow audiences in every single place. And they’re about to have their very own Lifetime movie — The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel — premiering on April 11. While the tale will focal point on all of the sisters, audience will even see some sibling rivalry play out on screen and determine exactly what happened to Denise Clark.
Here’s what we learn about the vocal queens.
The sisters “constitute the residing God in the whole lot that they do. They are living to be loving and kind to any and everyone they arrive in contact with and their recognition speaks for itself,” as their website online shares. We can’t argue with that reputation phase.
After all, they were invited to sing at the legendary Aretha Franklin’s memorial, the place all of them however stole the show.
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Three sisters performed in Aretha’s honor. And there are 4 left in the staff — Dorinda, Twinkie, Jacky, and Karen.
Dorinda is described as “a fired up sister for Christ and one of the most talented vocalists in the song global as of late,” and Twinkie is regarded as the heart and soul of the team. Jacky is the eldest and most experienced of the existing group, and Karen has “received the whole lot from hearts to Grammys and extra.”
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So what happened to Denise Clark?
One of the sisters is lacking from the singing group, Dr. Denise Clark-Bradford, and we’re right here to speak about the elephant in the room. Denise is the second-oldest of the staff, however left The Clark Sisters in early 1986. It wasn’t until their mother handed in 1994 that Denise saw her sisters again, she says.
Why? The rumors had been that Denise was kicked out of the group. But in fact, she left because she changed into pregnant by a bishop — out of wedlock — and was once being recommended to have an abortion.
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She shared this with talk display Larry Reid Live in February 2019, apparently talking on it for the first time.
“Nobody kicked me out. I used to be drained of things I was experiencing behind having my kids. And that coming about, I wasn’t going to get rid of my kids. I used to be being counseled to get rid of my kids,” she shares. “I’m right here to clear up the rumour.”
Today, she’s the mom of seven boys, fortuitously married. She lives in California and is still singing.
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Is there nonetheless drama between Denise and the crew?
Unfortunately, yes. Denise made her first-ever look on Facebook Live in 2019 to share her side of the battle. She had traveled from the West Coast to Detroit to visit sister Twinkie, who was once having scientific issues and potentially hospitalized.
But says she wasn’t allowed to see her, presumably because her family stopped her, and he or she requested the digital group for prayers in pulling down the “walls of the enemy.”
"I speak to my truth. And I refuse to let people change me because of what they want to hear, instead of the truth. This is my life. I've told my truth, and there's no reason to question it,” Denise tells Larry.
"I love my family dearly. I really like the oldsters who introduced us in right here. But there may be been a lot of disgrace...and I saved quiet about it as a result of I did not need to purpose pressure or pressure."
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What else will we learn about 'The Clark Sisters' movie?
The Lifetime film is the work of executive producers (and Grammy Award winners) Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott.
It follows the team which “overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to reach world status as icons of the Gospel music trade.”
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