Clara Ward & the Ward Singers - The Famous Ward Singers 1949-62 In Stock continuing to record into the

continuing to record into the 1960s as their style evolved

The sparse setting of just guitar and percussion allows for careful examination of Bhattacharya's awe-inspiring technique

3 US hit "My Heart Is An Open Book"

Presented more or less in chronological order

Clara Ward & the Ward Singers - The Famous Ward Singers 1949-62 In Stock continuing to record into theThe Famous Ward Singers, based in Philadelphia, were one of the foremost gospel groups of the post war era. Originally founded as a family group in 1931 by Gertrude Ward as a family group, then called, variously, The Consecrated Gospel Singers or The Ward Trio, the collective achieved fame after the Second World War when Gertrude's daughter Clara Ward was leader. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted the lead switching style, previously used