Music / Religion
Dorinda Clark-Cole
born 1957 · singer, songwriter, evangelist, television host
Detroit gospel singer of the Clark Sisters, known as the "Rose of Gospel Music", who later led her mother's Clark Conservatory of Music.
- Born
Detroit, Michigan
age 68- Birth name
- Dorinda Grace Clark
- Also known as
- Rose of Gospel Music
- Detroit years
- 1957–
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Dorinda Clark-Cole was born and raised in Detroit, a daughter of Elbert Clark and choir director Mattie Moss Clark, and sang as a child in her father's church, usually songs composed by her mother. Within the Clark Sisters she became known as the "jazzy sister", a soprano who helped define the group's Clark sound of fast runs, melismas, scatting and growls, and with them she has won several Grammy Awards. She later headed the Clark Conservatory of Music, the Detroit school her mother founded in 1979. Her self-titled solo debut (2002) won two Stellar Awards and a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award, and The Rose of Gospel (2005) earned a Grammy nomination. She has preached as an evangelist for more than 30 years, sang at the 2009 unveiling of the Sojourner Truth bust at the US Capitol, hosts the Dorinda Show on the TCT Network, and co-created a fashion line with a Detroit designer.
Highlights
- Member of the Clark Sisters
- Solo debut Dorinda Clark-Cole (2002): two Stellar Awards
- Grammy-nominated The Rose of Gospel (2005)
- Headed the Clark Conservatory of Music in Detroit
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 with the Clark Sisters
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 1
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Worked here · 1990s–
Clark Conservatory of Music
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She headed the music school her mother founded.