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Tena Clark is a former Miss Mississippi who grew up in a segregated society and was cared for by a black nanny. Her memoir, Southern Discomfort, explores her personal and social challenges during the Civil Rights era.
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Author — Tena Clark. What musical touchstone does President...
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Tena knew she didn’t want to be a majorette—she wanted to...
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Author — Tena Clark. What musical touchstone does President Barack Obama share with Aretha Franklin, dubbed the greatest singer of the rock era by Rolling Stone Magazine? The answer is the expertise of Tena Clark.
Tena knew she didn’t want to be a majorette—she wanted to marry one. On Tena’s tenth birthday, her mother, emboldened by alcoholism and enraged by her husband’s incessant cheating, walked out for good, instantly becoming an outcast in society.
Tena Clark is a songwriter, producer and published author who has written and produced music for the legendary Aretha Franklin, President Barack Obama, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Maya Angelou and even NASA.
Aug 8, 2012 · If you’ve seen a movie, watched a television show or flown on Delta Air Lines in the past couple of decades, you’ve probably listened to music written and/or produced by Tena Clark, a dynamic...
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Tena Clark was born in Waynesboro, Mississippi, in 1953. She is a songwriter and music producer. She has written “I’ll Be Okay,” “You Deserve a Break Today,” “That’s The Beat of a Heart.”
Oct 10, 2018 · Grammy-winning musician Tena Clark, who has worked with everyone from Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder to Patti Austin and Chakha Khan, recounts her Mississippi childhood in her new memoir Southern Discomfort.
