via TheChristianPost: When the 59th annual Grammy Awards confused gospel music powerhouse and Pastor Shirley Caesar with fellow gospel music veteran CeCe Winans, the latter had something to say about the mishap. Caesar accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys Sunday, but a reported technical glitch posted Winans’ picture instead of the honoree due […]
via Joy105: Pastor Caesar has a thriving church home in Raleigh, North Carolina at Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church and when she is not ministering there, she is traveling throughout the country singing and employing her “take you to church” philosophy to bring a younger generation to the word of God. She is having a […]
via EEWMagazine: Gospel music, which helps proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God, is being kept alive by the tireless efforts of some of the biggest names in Gospel. A free concert to support the construction of the National Museum of Gospel Music in Chicago is bringing out Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, Marvin […]
via getupmornings: Pastor Shirley Caesar remembers her friend and “sister,” Aretha Franklin. The two became friends in their teens and remained close through the years, Pastor Caesar remembers Franklin as, “real funny.” She recalls the times that they sang together in their homes and Franklin “always closed the show.” In 2015 when they performed at the Obama’s gospel show, […]
via GetupErica: Shirley Caesar is known to many as the “First Lady of Gospel and recently received a lifetime achievement award. Kirk Franklin mentioned that singers that come into gospel rest on the shoulders of Caesar and he called her not only a legend but a landmark. While at the GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends she not only got an […]
via Halles: In collaboration with the Recording AcademyTM, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2017TM, the second annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performances by honorees and renditions by those they’ve inspired. The celebration, led by GRAMMY®-winning […]
Titans of gospel music will convene at Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre on May 12. Especially impressive in recording stature, Shirley Caesar is an 11-time Grammy Award winner. Joining the Durham, N.C., native at “A Mother’s Day Celebration” will be Kirk Franklin and Marvin Sapp. “I’m looking forward to it,” Caesar said in a recent phone […]
The First Lady of Gospel, Shirley Caesar, stopped by the Wendy Williams show today! Pastor Caesar tells Wendy how she feels about becoming a viral sensation and what she thinks about the #UNameItChallenge. Watch below… source: TheGospelGuru.com
We want to wish a Happy Belated Birthday To one of the icons in the world of gospel music. Pastor Shirley Ceasar….Here’s a brief bio.. Caesar first began singing and performing for family and friends. They loved her and knew she was going to be great. She first began recording in 1949, at age […]
Jekalyn Carr‘s singing easily gives off chills. This one right here though? Wow! Watch her tribute to Shirley Caesar (“I Remember Mama”) during the 2016 Black Music Honors hosted by the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville last month. source: gospelgoodies.com
Pastor Shirley Caesar is a legend in gospel music. She’s won 11 Grammys, 14 Stellar Awards, and 18 Dove Awards. The latest addition to her growing honors is a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But after more than 50 years in the recording industry, Caesar says she still has lots of work to […]
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that living legend Shirley Caesar will be honored with the 2,583rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. The star in the category of Recording will be dedicated at 6126 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Fonda Theatre. […]