The Ward Singers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Ward_Singers

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:gospel
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1980s
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1931
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Clara_Ward_Singers
gptkbp:associatedAct	gptkb:Marion_Williams gptkb:The_Stars_of_Faith
gptkbp:disbanded	1980s
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Gertrude_Ward
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:gospel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Ward Singers
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Aretha_Franklin gptkb:Mavis_Staples
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Helped popularize gospel music in mainstream culture First gospel group to tour Europe Pioneered theatrical gospel performance style
gptkbp:notableAlbum	gptkb:Surely_God_Is_Able gptkb:The_Famous_Ward_Singers Packing Up
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Clara_Ward gptkb:Marion_Williams gptkb:Willa_Ward gptkb:Henrietta_Waddy
gptkbp:notablePerformance	gptkb:1957_Newport_Jazz_Festival
gptkbp:notableSong	gptkb:How_I_Got_Over gptkb:Packin'_Up gptkb:Surely_God_Is_Able
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:performedAt	gptkb:Carnegie_Hall gptkb:Apollo_Theater
gptkbp:recordLabel	gptkb:Verve_Records gptkb:Savoy_Records gptkb:Vee-Jay_Records
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:gospel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4