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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:gospel
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gptkbp:activeYearsStart
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1930s
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Marion_Williams
gptkb:Gertrude_Ward
gptkb:Clara_Ward_Singers
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_(for_"How_I_Got_Over")
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1970s
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Clara_Ward
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:gospel
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Famous Ward Singers
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Mavis_Staples
Gospel music
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Known for energetic stage presence
Pioneered theatrical performance style in gospel
Helped popularize gospel music in mainstream culture
One of the most successful gospel groups of the 1940s and 1950s
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:Willie_Mae_Ford_Smith
gptkb:Clara_Ward
gptkb:Esther_Ford
gptkb:Kitty_Parham
gptkb:Marion_Williams
gptkb:Gertrude_Ward
gptkb:Willa_Ward
gptkb:Frances_Steadman
gptkb:Henrietta_Waddy
gptkb:Viola_Crowley
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gptkbp:notablePerformance
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gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
gptkb:Apollo_Theater
European tours
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gptkbp:notableSong
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gptkb:How_I_Got_Over
gptkb:Packin'_Up
gptkb:Surely_God_Is_Able
gptkb:Move_Up_a_Little_Higher
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Savoy_Records
gptkb:Specialty_Records
gptkb:Vee-Jay_Records
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Clara_Ward
gptkb:The_Ward_Singers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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