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Music Intro by: Gail Nobles
Shirley Caesar is a gospel singer, and her career began in 1951 when she signed to Federal Records at the age of 12. Throughout her seven decade career Caesar has often been referred to as the First Lady of gospel music and the Queen of Gospel Music.
I want to talk to you today about a gospel song from her 1977 album entitled “First Lady” the song is titled He's Got Love That Will Lst Forever. The song is a powerful and truthful song. The music is just right, but in 1977, they would not have agreed with me. In the old days, gospel music was different.
To reach more people with her music, Caesar signed with a secular record label called Roadshow Records in 1977 and released her album First Lady Many within the gospel community felt that the music itself was "too worldly," and many gospel DJs refused to play it on their radio station. But that didn't stop Shirley Caesar. She kept singing for the Lord and the Lord blessed her to be successful with her music.
Her song He's Got Love That Will Last Forever is a beautiful gospel song. Shirley Caesar has so much passion and conviction in her voice. Shirley Caesar sings the words “you need this love that will last forever. The only thing that you need is faith. When you have time scrolling through Spotify, give it a listen.
I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Spoken In Words-Gospel.
