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  "name": "Clara Ward & The Ward Singers",
  "description": "Clara Ward & The Ward Singers appears once in our Gospel list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/clara-ward-and-the-ward-singers/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1951,
    "last": 1951
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Gospel"
  },
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      "name": "Gospel",
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    }
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      "trackKey": "clara-ward-and-the-ward-singers--how-i-got-over",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/clara-ward-and-the-ward-singers--how-i-got-over/",
      "title": "How I Got Over",
      "year": 1951,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Ward wrote it, sang the lead over her own group's responses, and sold a million copies. The call-and-response architecture every soul record on this site borrows.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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        },
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}