Shirley Caesar, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Gospel, is rightfully considered Mahalia Jackson's natural successor--she's blessed with a hugely powerful voice and a preaching style to go with it. The North Carolinan singer began performing with legendary gospel group the Caravans in the late 1950s, but she left in '66 for a solo career. Caesar would later win several gospel Grammys, including one for "Sailing on a Sea of Love," a duet with Al Green. For a while, she dabbled in a more R&B-oriented approach, but eventually returned to her usual, traditional church-based gospel style, as befitting a pastor of the Mt. Calvary Word Of Faith Holy Church.

Listen to Shirley Caesar at Finetune.

• (2008)  The Definitive Gospel Collection
• (2007)  Queens Of Gospel
• (2007)  Live... In Chicago
• (2007)  Stand Still
• (2007)  Shirley Caesar Live ...He Will Come
• (2007)  Christmasing
• (2007)  A Miracle In Harlem
• (2007)  Rejoice
• (2005)  I Remember Mama
• (2005)  He's Working It Out For You
• (2005)  Just A Word
• (2005)  You Can Make It
• (2004)  Shirley Caesar & Friends
• (2004)  Hymns
• (2004)  Her Very Best
• (2003)  Greatest Gospel Hits
• (2003)  Christmas with Shirley Caesar
• (2001)  Hymns

• No Charge (Previously Unreleased Version)
• I Remember Mama (Live LP Version)
• He's Working It Out For You
• Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name (Previously Unreleased Version)
• You're Next In Line For A Miracle

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• ecnetra on 2007-10-06 21:45:40.373:
  dear, pastor shirley ceasar,God bless u. my name is sister artence culver. i will bless the lord at all times is a song, i invisioned u meeting me & giving me the honor & permission to sang,i luv u & i'm not perfect like u, but i do love christ Jesus with all my heart & soul,u see i was never honored by man for loving God,but rather abused & placed on disability from having nerveous break downs & from having a broken leg. i'm 44 yrs old with 300 songs that i've writtened & copyrighted through library of congress.but i can never make it to a gospel competion, cuz i never have no money & can't do all things because i never fit the criteria in church, my & leg go out on me, & i always get left behind, now i have written a few r&b tunes' like a blues tune called america our red white & blue & i fell inlove with a crack head! pastor shirley i hate drugs smoke & sin & violence,& Jesus is my man, who gave me all these songs for a reason so i can laugh & sang & seperate from but forgive & pray for my enemies,i always admired u, & i got a song called woman of God, & lord Jesus will u send yr blood, & have mercy on the usa.& satan get behind me,& so many more songs like i'm devastated when they took my children, & in Jesus's name i pray 4 help & the lost everyday' & i need u to pray about coming to get me it don't make sense i have to let some other deserving artist build a career off some of these songs or something i'll never be good enough, because i hurt all the time, even though i know were already healed, oneday there will truely be no more dying & truely be no more pain!~i hpoe u get this. message if not it's worth a try. from my heart a fan of your's, ecnetra@yahoo.com
• ecnetra on 2007-10-06 21:44:18.903:
  dear, pastor shirley ceasar,God bless u. my name is sister artence culver. i will bless the lord at all times is a song, i invisioned u meeting me & giving me the honor & permission to sang,i luv u & i'm not perfect like u, but i do love christ Jesus with all my heart & soul,u see i was never honored by man for loving God,but rather abused & placed on disability from having nerveous break downs & from having a broken leg. i'm 44 yrs old with 300 songs that i've writtened & copyrighted through library of congress.but i can never make it to a gospel competion, cuz i never have no money & can't do all things because i never fit the criteria in church, my & leg go out on me, & i always get left behind, now i have written a few r&b tunes' like a blues tune called america our red white & blue & i fell inlove with a crack head! pastor shirley i hate drugs smoke & sin & violence,& Jesus is my man, who gave me all these songs for a reason so i can laugh & sang & seperate from but forgive & pray for my enemies,i always admired u, & i got a song called woman of God, & lord Jesus will u send yr blood, & have mercy on the usa.& satan get behind me,& so many more songs like i'm devastated when they took my children, & in Jesus's name i pray 4 help & the lost everyday' & i need u to pray about coming to get me it don't make sense i have to let some other deserving artist build a career off some of these songs or something i'll never be good enough, because i hurt all the time, even though i know were already healed, oneday there will truely be no more dying & truely be no more pain!~i hpoe u get this. message if not it's worth a try. from my heart a fan of your's, ecnetra@yahoo.com
• Bertha on 2007-05-06 14:02:40.610:
  I thank God for blessing you with the spirit. You are my all time favorite gospel singer keep up the work for the LORD. Bertha Mitchell