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Dorinda Clark-Cole

Dorinda Clark-Cole (born Dorinda Grace Clark) is a two-time Grammy Award winning American evangelist and gospel singer. She is best known as a member of The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of pioneering choral director Mattie Moss Clark.

Biography

Early life

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Clark-Cole began singing at an early age with her sisters Karen, Twinkie, Jacky, and Denise. The sisters sang in their pastor father's church and usually performed songs written and composed by their mother. Clark-Cole, who is referred to as the "jazzy sister" of the group, helped develop what is known as "The Clark Sound", which often features high and fast melismas, riffs, runs, and soulful growls. Dorinda sang lead on "Overdose Of The Holy Ghost", "My Reedemer Liveth" the B-side to The Clark Sisters' biggest single "You Brought the Sunshine" [2]

Recording career

Clark-Cole's self-titled solo debut Dorinda Clark-Cole, released in 2002, won two Stellar Awards and a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award (Best Female Gospel Artist). The album featured the hit single "I'm Coming Out". Her second album, The Rose of Gospel, was released in 2005. The live portions of both albums were produced by Asaph Ward, famous for his work with Kim Burrell who counts Dorinda as well as the Clark Sisters as a direct vocal influence. Dorinda won one Stellar award.

Dorinda was featured on the title track of Kirk Franklin's Hero album.[3]

After being pushed back from a prematurely stated date in fall 2007,[4] Dorinda Clark-Cole's third solo CD Take It Back was released on April 15, 2008. The album included the songs "Faithful," "Praise Your Way Out," "Yesterday," "It's Ok," "No Weapon," "If I Were," "Got To Hold On," and the current radio single "Take It Back."[5] Producers Alex "Asaph" Ward, PAJAM, and Rodney Jerkins contributed to the project.[6]

Personal and Religious life

Clark-Cole is married to Greg Cole and whom they have 2 children Nikkia and Greg Jr.

In addition to being a recording artist and evangelist, Clark-Cole is a prominent figure in the Church of God in Christ of which she is a licensed National Evangelist, assistant supervisor of women, for the Michigan North Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ and Assistant Elect Lady of the COGIC's International Evangelism Department. She is an administrator and instructor at the Clark Conservatory of Music in Detroit (founded by Mattie Moss Clark in 1979), and is an administrator of ministry at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC, pastored by her brother-in-law, J. Drew Sheard. As of 2007, Dorinda serves as the spokesmodel for Donna Vinci clothing where she launched her own line "The Rose Collection. She also has her own television show called "Dorinda" on the TCT network.

In 1999, as founder and CEO of Lifeline Productions, Inc., she created an annual Singers & Musicians Conference. Through this conference it is her goal to educate a new generation of ministers of the importance of “keeping ministry in the music” by offering various activities including daily workshops and evening worship services featuring from artists whose ministries have gone beyond ministering in song.

Dorinda says that if she did not have a career in music that she would be "dancing on Broadway," and her dream would be "to sing with Bette Midler, Cher and Celine Dion" [7].

Discography

Albums

  • Dorinda Clark-Cole (2002)
  • Live From Houston: The Rose of Gospel (2005)
  • Take It Back (2008)

Singles

  • "No Not One (featuring J Moss)" (2002)
  • "I'm Coming Out" (2002)
  • "Great Is The Lord" (2005)
  • "So Many Times" (2005)
  • "Take It Back" (2008)

Other

Videography

  • Dorinda Clark Cole Live (2003)
  • Live From Houston: The Rose of Gospel (2007)

References

  1. ^ The Clark Lounge
  2. ^ Terron Austin. "Dorinda Clark Cole (Biography)". TheClarkSisters.com.
  3. ^ Stan North. "Kirk Franklin: Hero (album review)". GospelFlava.com.
  4. ^ "Dorinda's Third: Dorinda Clark-Cole readies 'Yesterday' album". Cross Rhythms.
  5. ^ Yesterday on CD Universe
  6. ^ "The Clark Sisters News". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  7. ^ Clark, Melanie (2002). "Insider with Dorinda Clark Cole". Gospelflava.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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