She wasn't JUST ahead of her time she was on time🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Because that's what the Gospel is supposed to do go around the whole world 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰❤️🖤💚✊🏾❤️🖤💚Bless her singing soul,she blessed sssooo many souls thank God 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you for adding this! I have been waiting for about thirty years to see these clips. I didn't get a chance to know Clara but talked to her sister Willa a few times on the phone
I suppose when Clara was younger her voice held up better but by this time here she didn`t seem to have that much vocal stamina. It was nice to get a chance to see her talking at the beginning.... Thanks for the upload.
Calra and her group literally went into all of world with gospel. Not just to different countries, but to clubs, playboy etc. Not a lot of Gospel artists went everywhere back then as it would have deemed "worldly" Clara was a trailblazer. I would have loved to see something with Aretha Franklin and Clara performing together .
At 7:53, is that the bionic woman in the audience? Seems taboo but they were trendsetters and took the gospel anywhere they could. I imagine church folk back then flipped when they saw the places they performed at.
Of course…it wouldn’t be them dusty stale church folk if they didn’t condemn something they didn’t agree with. Meanwhile, most of them preach the gospel to each other, not to the world…don’t tell them that tho. They’re also easily offended 😂
These artist were making history . The agency was getting them high profile shows . The playboy club was one of many . The Flip Wilson , and The Ed Sullivan show . This was not the Chitlin Cirtcute . They actually got paid .
Love how she took ministry to world Clara was really ahead of her time.
Absolutely. This is one of my favorite tv appearances of them. I wish they could have sang “Old Landmark” crowd would have loved that!
She wasn't JUST ahead of her time she was on time🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Because that's what the Gospel is supposed to do go around the whole world 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰❤️🖤💚✊🏾❤️🖤💚Bless her singing soul,she blessed sssooo many souls thank God 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Wonderful to see Clara Ward actually interviewed and talking. Long gone but not forgotten.
Alright now....take the Gospel ( the good news) EVERYWHERE ❤
My cousin was in the audience this night! She got to take a picture with them after the taping session and each of them autographed it.
Gospel at the Playboy Mansion is wild!😅🙌
Thank you for adding this! I have been waiting for about thirty years to see these clips. I didn't get a chance to know Clara but talked to her sister Willa a few times on the phone
I suppose when Clara was younger her voice held up better but by this time here she didn`t seem to have that much vocal stamina. It was nice to get a chance to see her talking at the beginning.... Thanks for the upload.
Clara's health was in decline as well.
Viola Crowley was Holyghost Filled
Indeed she was. Love me some Viola Crowley!
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" should always be sung exactly this way.
Calra and her group literally went into all of world with gospel. Not just to different countries, but to clubs, playboy etc. Not a lot of Gospel artists went everywhere back then as it would have deemed "worldly" Clara was a trailblazer. I would have loved to see something with Aretha Franklin and Clara performing together .
You can clearly Paul Mooney enjoying every bit of it in the audience.
I remember when this first aired
Agnes ❤️❤️❤️
Unless I'm mistaken, that appears to be a young Lindsay Wagner in the audience as well!
Yes indeed.
At 7:53, is that the bionic woman in the audience? Seems taboo but they were trendsetters and took the gospel anywhere they could. I imagine church folk back then flipped when they saw the places they performed at.
Yes!!!
Of course…it wouldn’t be them dusty stale church folk if they didn’t condemn something they didn’t agree with. Meanwhile, most of them preach the gospel to each other, not to the world…don’t tell them that tho. They’re also easily offended 😂
Stellar....
REAL DEAL GOSPEL
Somebody please write a movie script.
What was the lineup for this concert?
Clara Ward (Blue) Malvilyn Statham (Tambourine), Viola Crowley, Agnes Jackson and Clara Thomas(Brown Hair)
Gospel at the PLAYBOY MANSION 😂😂😂🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Yes, It was Clara’s ministry to take Gospel to places where you’d never think to hear it. Lol
These artist were making history . The agency was getting them high profile shows . The playboy club was one of many . The Flip Wilson , and The Ed Sullivan show . This was not the Chitlin Cirtcute . They actually got paid .
This was NOT taped at the Playboy Mansion . This was a variety show taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood.
Well. . .everyone seems to like, I think it’s ridiculous but I mean, they were centered around entertainment. They just happen to sing gospel.
If I’m not mistaken, I see Jesse Jackson in the audience.
Yeah the white guy in the blue jacket....yes that is him.
@@tousaint520Jesse Jackson isn’t white…
I think that's Byron Gilliam, actually.