The Clark Sisters' Heavenly Harmonies Explained By Opera Singer

[@LesageSinging]

It's difficult to express the gratitude I feel for this music and how people enjoy watching me gush over this music. The blessing is unreal.

[@tysonb3568]

No thank YOU! :)

[@kimberlyyoung458]

The fact that you have learned their names tells me that you are all in! ❤❤❤❤

[@leannevigil1136]

@Lesage Singing which Clark Sisters video is this from?

[@billmarshall5040]

Your analysis and gushing is a joy to watch! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@leannevigil1136]

@LesageSinging you also have soul for a white young sexy man, lol, just saying!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

Shout out to their mom the late Dr Mattie Moss Clark who trained her daughters (the original 5) without whom the Clark sisters would not have been possible thier mom was also vocally trained. The Clark sisters has been blessing our ears for over 5 decades. Also credit to Twinkie who wrote many of their songs most of them were/are hits.

[@billmarshall5040]

The Sisters are masters at their craft.

[@SuccessfulOnSunset310]

My favorite group of all time. I was in a group back in the day and we tried to mimic everything they did. They are the standard for gospel groups

[@terrywilcox6189]

The Clark Sisters are so wonderful, they could sing in the sleep! You need to listen to The Winans (as well as Vicky, BeBe & CeCe and Angie & Debbie) and please listen to Vanessa Bell Armstrong (especially her album where she sings You Bring Out The Best In Me) and Yolanda Adams Just As I Am album). And finally, you need to listen to Tramaine Hawkins Freedom album.

[@ssinssg]

Twinkie is arguably the best Hammond organist alive today. Gotta add that.

[@MrNls10]

I was so blessed to have been able to see them live twice, with their mother. Share the gift.

[@jordanwynne6554]

The performance is so amazing!! So back story on this performance is that this wasn’t not originally to be sung Donald Lawrence wanted them to sing this song originally recorded in 1979. Prior to this the four of them weren’t performing together as a groups Twinkie was doing her solo career. However the Clark sister have such chemistry and gel that brings them together musically!! This is one of THERE TOP LIVE PERFORMANCES!!

[@robertdews5534]

Endow me live in Charlotte was the best performance

[@hinika]

Please react to the Pace Sisters (When God is in the Building) next if you haven't already.

[@Citizenesse8]

You've got the Clark Sisters, you've got them live, and you've got an Insta Pot. Dude, that is afternoon service on a Sunday where the visiting the church is choir showed up and showed out and then coming home to Sunday dinner. Roll with it! 😂

[@sharonhuxford5873]

he he lol

[@fawaka5006]

Finally an analysis on this genius brilliant perfect performance.

[@nikag8666]

I appreciate your enthusiasm for music…subscribed!

[@dereakcolumbus3603]

They been in the game forever.. I love them

[@joeyturner7555]

That’s why they are known as the dynamic Clark sisters

[@myckalaross8973]

That’s right 🥰

[@rashawncampbell7619]

The Clark Sisters Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell - Expect A Miracle

[@mildaugherty6540]

I am blessed to witness this!!! 🙏🏾 NC

[@j.calebperkins4041]

The best to ever do it.

[@storiking650]

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@MissCraig]

This is the most i have ever heard Jackie in a song. She was killing those low notes.

[@reggiemitchell5198]

She wasn’t singing tenor. She was singing alto with Dorinda.

[@MissCraig]

@reggiemitchell5198 I never stated which register she was singing in. I just said she was killing the lower notes. You do realize an alto is a low register for a woman.

[@reggiemitchell5198]

@@MissCraig I understand that but Jacky didn’t really sing any low notes in this performance so I assumed you were talking about her singing tenor. My apologies

[@sinclairlewis6764]

You ate obviously young...Jacky has been holding down her part down for over 50 years as a member of the Legendary Clark Sisters

[@reggiemitchell5198]

@@sinclairlewis6764 her part and others part!

[@dezmontaebryant6458]

I was wondering if you'd want to do some pace sisters reactions, if you do I have some great suggestions.

[@LesageSinging]

I love the pace sisters. recommend away. I think I've only done one or two.

[@WTillman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpzMlayubpaaoJYsi=Fj3Zm95Q1KE8oK3X

[@hinika]

Oh wow, I just recommended the Pace Sisters in the comments.

[@dezmontaebryant6458]

@@LesageSinging The video is titled "The anointed Pace sisters with mom" It's basically their mom singing and them backing her up.

[@KajiVocals]

Yes yes yes yes. When God is in the Building!!

[@JWPhotosanddesigns]

❤The Clark Sisters!

[@storiking650]

Let us not 4get that there is a HUGE difference in blending of the tonal sound & ability in singers who are BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS, the close resemblance in their tonal qualities is what they SHARE genetically & it's very different from non-related people who come together to sing. These Legendary Queens began singing as toddlers, Karen the baby of the siblings, began singing along w/her siblings at the tender age of 2yrs. The group was the ❤'s desire & brainchild of their Mom, The Legendary Mattie Moss Clark, the phenom choir director. She taught them everything she knew & Twinkie who began working as her accompanying pianist (Hammond B3) as a young teen, she carried the group to another level & without realizing it, she took Black American Gospel into the new age, which is where we REMAIN today!!! What they mean to Black America is unexplainable & incomparable. Because of slavery, when our people had nothing else & they lived being controlled, tortured, tormented, beat, raped, murdered & their families being ripped apart for over 400 years w/no change in sight, we NEEDED sumthn to comfort our broken & hurting spirits, sumthn to turn to, to keep our very sanity & keep going & that "thing" was our SPIRITUALITY, FAITH, BELIEF IN & LOVE FOR GOD OUR ALMIGHTY, SOVEREIGN LORD, so this is why like you said, you've seen the passion that they've given in their performances be no less than 200%. Thank you for listening to our recommendation over the years & for falling in love w/The Clark Sisters & allowing us the blessing of watching you enjoy our foremost, Premiere Group, tantamount to actual Royalty in our eyes, THE INCOMPARABLE, UNRIVALED, UMATCHTED, UNCONTESTABLE CLARK SISTERS 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾!!!

[@ezramcneill8682]

Can you do Commissioned next?

[@KimbreBaldwin]

You did a great job breaking this down ❤

[@sinclairlewis6764]

I appreciate your assessment and critique of these anointed vessel's if God.

[@msp9810]

Lesage your gospel runs are getting better

[@robertnelson1743]

From my people especially from the previous generations their harmonies was common. I come from this level of harmony my grandfather and grandmother both sang in gospel groups. The gospel group my grandfather was in had basically Take 6 level and Clark sister harmony but there influence all of the black churches and Gen X R n b music.

[@TheMJPhoenix]

Take 6 💖💖💖 Also, nothing like those quartet groups!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@slim0815]

Nah, their mother put the group together and Twinkie got the blessing to lead the group later in life. Initially Twinkie was just writing songs along with her mom. I was actually supposed to be onstage this night but I marched in the band for homecoming and I was told I couldn’t because of that. Had I known folk were just going onstage I would’ve too #FAMURattlers

[@its_maliqueee]

My aunties❤️

[@robertdews5534]

Love em

[@jaronn9]

I would love to see you react to jacky clark best vocal moments just to give her a little solo shine!!!!❤❤❤

[@artiet2530]

This is common in the black local gospel church!! Outstanding singers!

[@KajiVocals]

Simply incredible.

[@Jalafian]

My favorite group ever.

[@ijustlove2sing]

Love these Ladies!💜💜💜 Thanks for sharing!!

[@odellbradley7434]

Son!!!! It’s called the Holy Ghost and the anointing!

[@FullPullTv]

Their mom put them together, Twinkie writes the songs. They began singing as children.

[@joeyturner7555]

Twinkie did that song like that on purpose tho off time and all

[@lonnieis18]

Yup so the power is in the harmonies.

[@storiking650]

Right, that was one of her specialties, a very unique, unexpected quirk she added into her compositions, that when performed by them, sounded out of this world, whereas if the average Joe Schmoe did it, we'd all just sound plain "OFF"😆😂🤦🏾‍♀️!!!

[@Livelife95ify]

I was supposed to be at this concert in 1995 but I had to work.. one of my best friends went up that weekend to Tallahassee Florida for this concert it was filmed live at Florida A&M University but we're from Tampa Florida area and I couldn't make it.

[@heartsthrob8681]

You should listen to the Anointed Pace sisters 🤯🔥🔥🔥. NVL the Clark sisters are the blueprint for harmony!

[@JamaicanFlava]

Please react to this Clark Sisters performance. It is the known only performance of their song "I've Got An Angel" were all 5 original members were present as Denise left the group sometime after this. Jackie is closest to the mic singing lead, behind her is Denise on the left, Karen on the right, Dorinda behind them and you'll see Twinkie towards the end of the video playing the organ. For the harmonies, Karen is sing the highest harmony, Denise & Dorinda are singing the middle (though you mostly hear Denise cause she's closer to the mic), and Twinkie is singing the bottom: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGe3qGODe7iGq7csi=qI9On-2s6qnk7p-r

[@antwood91]

This was an impromptu performance too… I believe no rehearsal.

[@hprm33t]

First question: Why do you look like and sound like Tom Cruise? (a younger, hair-challenged version) 😂😂😂

[@LesageSinging]

because haircuts are for rich people and I don't have that scientology money :P

[@jop4112]

​@@LesageSinging😂

[@Knizzle28]

lol once you become fans of theirs you know they often make it up as they go along. Which accounts for the moments that seem “off”

[@internetuser7156]

Also, they aren't having a hard time with the time with the audience. You see how they're all on their feet? That means they're looked in.

[@Crypto_Chaplain]

Sing boy!

[@AnthonyMooreGodsChild]

The standard! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Dahverin-kk4on]

We do know that there's 4 sisters in this performance ...not.just 3 in the opening pic..

[@khamikins]

how you gonna make that first run baroque? lolz

[@trenee23000]

There harmony is not by accident. There mother is credited with creating 3 part harmony.

[@terrymiles746]

Listen to God's Property and Sounds of Blackness if you want to hear choirs with sink rhythmic harmonies

[@joeyturner7555]

They do that on purpose sor

[@internetuser7156]

Dude. Their mother put them together, not Twinkie.

[@darianjamar]

He said Twinkie was the leader of the group. And he's correct.