Jesus I Love Calling Your Name - Shirley Caesar the First Lady of Gospel Music

This is a 1980s classic song recorded by Shirley Caesar the First Lady of Gospel Music I hope all of you enjoy the video Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams known professionally as Shirley Caesar born October 13 1938 Durham North Carolina is an American Gospel music singer songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned over six decades A multi-award winning artist with eleven Grammy Awards and seven Dove Awards to her credit she was known as First Lady of gospel music and now the Queen of Gospel Music now since the death of the late Queen Albertina Walker Beginning recording at the age of 13 in 1951 1 Shirley Caesar has released over forty albums exploring her gift and spreading messages of faith She has participated in over 16 compilations and three gospel musicals Mama I Want to Sing Sing Mama 2 and Born to Sing Mama 3 Her credits also include a series of commercials for MCI Communications and several awards for her recordings She has won or received 11 Grammy Awards 13 Stellar Awards 18 Doves 1 RIAA gold certification an Essence Award McDonald's Golden Circle Lifetime Achievement Award NAACP Achievement Award SESAC Lifetime Achievement Award as well as induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame According to Soundscan she has sold 2 2 million albums since 1991

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