While fans raved over R&B staples Fantasia and Joe‘s tribute performances to recent BMI honoree Mariah Carey, they were certainly not the only two bringing the house down in homage to the pop icon.
Indeed, Karen Clark Sheard, one/fourth of legendary gospel group The Clark Sisters, was on hand to deliver a fiery tribute to Carey. And, as fans know, both singers have been quite vocal of their influence on each other – namely Mariah who has long cited Sheard as an influence.
Now, in recently lifted footage, see Karen tackle Mariah’s 1993 hit ‘Anytime You Need A Friend’ from the weekend’s showing. Taking it to church like only she can:
Much like Kim Burrell, anybody who knows gospel and its influence on R&B include Karen Clark Sheard in the list of mentions. The pure denotation of vocal beast, Sheard handled ‘Friend’ with ease while still delivering those soaring melismas that have made her famous for over 40 years.
If you missed church today, join us and Anita Baker as we go in with Miss Sheard!
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I aint even watch the video yet… But i gota give kudos to TGJ just for posting anything with the the clarke sisters in it… You can deffinitly hear the influence that the Clarke Sister had on Mariah Carey in her music… Alot of Mariah’s signature notes came from the Clarke Sisters. In fact a lot of female singers were influenced by them… ok now on to the video…
I’m co-signing that….which is y I like the site..to an extent… Until the imbeciles start filling the post with opinions that one doesn’t get offended by…..! Meaning …their comment wasn’t s*** from the first place!!! Lolol
SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG Sista!!! Fantasia, please take notes… You can take it to church without kicking off your shoes… -_- …
But what’s wrong if she take her shoes off?
its ghetto. and aint nobody tryna see dat mess. EVERY DAMN TIME.
ha ha ha ha…its true. she dont ned to do all the time like its somthing we aint seen her do before. She shouold just do wat Joss Stone does n not bother put them on in the first place
as expected, karen shut it down!!!
and LOL @ that anita baker .gif!!!!!!!!!!!
that anita gif is the ke ke
lol. i suppose i’d get the Holy Ghost like that when i win my first grammy too. lol
Yass you better catch the sprint…let me get my olive oil lmao
LLOOVVEE Karen and her beautiful and talent daughter Kierra. Both are legends and can slay 95% of the music industry vocally!
Just like 99.9 slay rihanna in the industry all around lmao
LOL!! DEAD
just a lil joke
yes mama karen…that note at 3:35 slays the industry…
yass Ms Karen , I been saved
Saved?….Ahhh shhhh u BETTA pray some mo if this the same person but on a different post!!! Smhlolol…nevertheless may God Bless ur insecure heart and soul!!!!
insecure heart and soul …..lmao……If this is the same person who I think it is didn’t I tell you I don’t deal with TRASH foot dragging f** now take that to the pool pit
HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kierra Sheard slaying at the 2007 Stellar Awards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqJJMnaaV5o&list=PL5479D2FD629843AA&index=17&feature=plpp_video
^^^^^^^THIS LEGEND RIGHT HERE. THIS LEGEND RIGHT HERE^^^^^^^
I CANNOT AND I WILL NOT AT THE “TALENT” THE LORD THY GOD HAS BESTOWED UPON HER.
KAREN WHY? WHAT DID MARIAH’S SONG EVER DO TO YOU? HONESTLY?
LORD HAVE MERCY.
CO-SIGN. CO-SIGN. CO-SIGN.
Wonderful, just wonderful! I loved all the tributes, especially Joe’s and Karen’s renditions.
I give credit to Karen and Mary Mary for bridging the gap between R&B and gospel for me in my formative years and truly taking me IN. Especially Karen. She’s definitely one of my influences as far as vocals and she truly ministers.
SAANNNGG!!!
get into that signature KCS @ 1:10 !!! The crowd KNEW what time it was from then on!!
Awesomeeeee!!! Love that she made it her own and that she always presents Jesus Christ. I Love Karen Clark Sheard! Thank you for posting.
I wish MC would go back to singing this again!! Loved it!!
I just got the holy ghost chile!
yes indeed!!! KCS yall don’t kno nun bout her!!! wow kudos TGJ!! I didn’t know you were on THE INFAMOUS/LEGENDARY CLARK SISTERS…IM THEIR #1 FAN…HAVE ALL OFF THEIR ALBUMS!!! INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY
I guess because this is one of my all time favorite songs from Mariah i am a lil jaded cause she was horrible….destroyed a true classic
I’m not sure I like all that scatting…from Detroit. Know the Clark Sisters well…still not a fan of their vocal stylings. ::shrug::
I’m also from the D and I liked her performance. I thought Fantasia was good as well.
Karen shouldve listened to that small still voice shes always singing about… This was a mess!!! An utter mess! I know Karen can sang but not this time babes. Stick to gospel!
Goes to show not everyone can sing a mariah song (well old mariah songs) Even mariah cant sing old mariah songs. lol
Well..at least she screams on key better than FANTASIA…!!!
LOL
CHURCH!!!