Twinkie Clark Biography
Twinkie Clark is a gospel singer, evangelist, composer, record producer, musician, and songwriter from the United States who is best known as the leader and primary songwriter of the gospel group “The Clark Sisters.” She has also been dubbed the “Mother of Contemporary Gospel Music.”
Twinkie Clark Age
She is 67 years old as of November 2021. Twinkie was born Elbernita Clark on November 15, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.
Did Twinkie Clark go to Howard? -Education
Twinkie attended and studied at Howard University.
Twinkie Clark Height
The famous Gospel singer stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m).
Twinkie Clark Parents- Family
Twinkie was born to Mattie Moss Clark and Elder Elbert Clark. Mattie Clark, the mother of The Clark Sisters, was a gospel choir director. She was the Church of God in Christ’s longest-serving International Minister of Music (COGIC).
Twinkie Clark Son – Children
Twinkie has a son by the name of John Terrell, who rapped on her first solo album, Live in Charlotte.
Twinkie Clark The Clark Sisters -Siblings
Clark is the founder and primary songwriter for the gospel group the Clark Sisters, which also includes Jacky Clark-Chisholm, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard, and Denise Clark Bradford. The group is best known for the crossover hit “You Brought the Sunshine,” which charted in the top 20 on Billboard’s Gospel and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, as well as reaching the top 30 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Clark also wrote the songs “Is My Living In Vain,” “Expect Your Miracle,” and “Jesus is a Love Song.” Sincerely (1982) received their first Grammy nomination at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group category, and they received subsequent nominations for its follow-ups, Heart & Soul.(1986) and Conqueror (1988), for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus at the 30th and 31st Annual Grammy Awards. In 1990, the group received its first Grammy nomination for a live album when Bringing it Back Home (1989) was nominated for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Twinkie Clark Health – Illness
Her sister, Dr. Denise Clark-Bradford, claims she traveled from the West Coast to Detroit to see her sister Twinkie, who was experiencing medical issues and may have been hospitalized. But she claims she wasn’t allowed to see her, presumably because her family stopped her, and she asked the online community for prayers in breaking down the “enemy’s walls.”
Clark Career
Clark has released a few independent albums. Her debut studio collection, Praise Belongs to God (1979), debuted at number 28 on Billboard’s multi-year-end Spiritual Albums chart, and was quickly followed by Ye Shall Receive Power (1981). Clark then released Comin’ Home (1992) and The Masterpiece (1993). (1996). She also made her live performance debut in a collaborative collection Twinkie-Terrell Presents the Florida A&M University Gospel Choir in 1996, which was a top 10 hit on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. Twinkie and Friends was released in 2002… Live in Charlotte was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. It was followed in 2004 by the Asaph Ward-created Home Once Again: Live in Detroit. In 2011 and 2013, Clark discharged With Humility and Live and Unplugged separately on Larry Clark Gospel, before discharging a synergistic collection with Larry Clark – who is the child of her sister Denise Clark Bradford – titled The Generations (2020).
Twinkie Songs
- He Lifted Me
- Awesome God” (featuring Larry Clark)
- God Gave Me Favor
- Speak Lord (featuring Karen Clark-Sheard)
- There is a Word (featuring Larry Clark)
Clark’s Net Worth
Clark has a net worth of $6 million.