I met her and her husband a few years ago! My grandmother used to sing with her and Malvilyn sang at my grandmother's funeral! My mom would always watch Malvilyn and my grandmother sing all the time!
Malvilyn Statham can cut a step in the Name of Jesus. It seem like all the Clara Ward singers did the Holy Dance not just as a praise to God but for showmanship as well. I tell you they had some FANCY Foot Work too!
No one could play the tambourine like Malvilyn Statham and Madeline Thompson...BUT...Malvilyn is so animated, so it makes it exciting to watch her play it!
This is one of my favorite singers from he Ward Singers. (She was always my favorite. I though she was the most beautiful of the group. And she can SHO NUFF CUT A STEP! I was starry eyed over Malvilyn and her tamborine!)
Thank you Dwayne for this tribute. Your biographies on your tributes add a lot to the music.Seeing you with the individual with a current photograph and one from the 1970s is an added bonus.
she still look good
MegaBlackisBeautiful 7 months ago
@MegaBlackisBeautiful: Yes indeed! That picture was taken a little over 3 years ago too.
Rowoches 7 months ago
I met her and her husband a few years ago! My grandmother used to sing with her and Malvilyn sang at my grandmother's funeral! My mom would always watch Malvilyn and my grandmother sing all the time!
rkr1631 9 months ago
lawd this woman can sing
LeslieTheSongstress 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this! I saw Mrs. Statham many times as a student at Dundalk Elementary School. I was too young to really appreciate her talent!
areuter727 1 year ago
WOW......look at my grandmother singing and she still sings and dances she never lost a step!!!!
Harold10ful 1 year ago
is she married to Calvin?
devonvanna 1 year ago
Yes, she is.
Rowoches 1 year ago
She's one of my favorites too! She can play the tamborine, sing, and cut a mean step at the same time! She's got a great voice!
ElderPinkerton 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this tribute. It takes me back to my days at Disneyland.
ocroger 2 years ago
Wonderful! She is FANTASTIC!
bidonpenn 3 years ago
Malvilyn Statham can cut a step in the Name of Jesus. It seem like all the Clara Ward singers did the Holy Dance not just as a praise to God but for showmanship as well. I tell you they had some FANCY Foot Work too!
NFH1978 3 years ago
dwayne she is the best from the wards! i love when she beat up that tambourine....
pluto17dre 3 years ago
No one could play the tambourine like Malvilyn Statham and Madeline Thompson...BUT...Malvilyn is so animated, so it makes it exciting to watch her play it!
Rowoches 3 years ago
This is one of my favorite singers from he Ward Singers. (She was always my favorite. I though she was the most beautiful of the group. And she can SHO NUFF CUT A STEP! I was starry eyed over Malvilyn and her tamborine!)
ElderPinkerton 3 years ago
When you last saw her, did she start "krumpin" like she did in that "Dry Bones" video? lol.
JayEm86 3 years ago
NO, but she can still mooooove!
Rowoches 3 years ago
I agree rowoches.... you do a wonderful job. Keep bringing us the history lessons.... we be lovin it..!!!
Kbonie 3 years ago
Alright now she make me wanna run on!!!
Darneloh 3 years ago
Thank you Dwayne for this tribute. Your biographies on your tributes add a lot to the music.Seeing you with the individual with a current photograph and one from the 1970s is an added bonus.
ocroger 3 years ago
I'm glad that you like it, especially since you've seen the Ward Singers numerous times in person!
Rowoches 3 years ago
u should get a job as a gospel music historian with a specialty in the ward singers and mahalia jackson...lol
pluto17dre 3 years ago
Hmmmmmmmmm.....that might work! LOL!
Rowoches 3 years ago
I second that.
Darneloh 3 years ago
You right! This brother got the hook up! I love these posts.
ElderPinkerton 3 years ago