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ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH RON STAPLES OF THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY. IF NOT, GO TO HIS PAGE AND ADD HIM PLEASE. YOU WILL BE BLESSED BY HIS ANNOINTED SOUND.

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City You Live In: (Add closest Major City in Parentheses)

RALEIGH

State You Live In:

NORTH CAROLINA NC

Church Status:

Senior Pastor

Church Name:

MT. CALVARY WORD OF FAITH

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If you were beginning to worry that no significant traditional gospel albums made a mark in 2007, Shirley Caesar's After 40 Years … Still Sweeping Through the City is sure to lay those fears to rest. The title is fairly self-explanatory. This is the gospel matriarch's 40th anniversary as a solo recording artist, a career she began in 1966 after a leap of faith. A call to ministry led Caesar to leave The Caravans, arguably the most popular all-female gospel group of the 1950s, but from there she soared to new heights.

Celebrity-minded gospel luminaries would use this occasion to roll out the red carpet and make this more about the guests and the creators than about the Creator, but not Caesar. This album was recorded live at Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church—the congregation she co-pastors with her husband—as the culmination of a week of seminars and training for church leaders. It's understandable then why Sweeping sounds like a Sunday morning extravaganza, with Caesar as the officiating minister.

From top to bottom, Caesar is in command of her own celebration, roaring through a dozen tracks and 77 minutes of unbridled gospel fire. As soon as the blues-drenched "Sweeping Through the City" kicks things off, there's no stopping this disc, with every selection a masterwork in its own right, whether it's a floor-stomping hand-clapper, a choral sing-off, a storyteller, or all of the above.

In good Caesar tradition, the classic "Hold My Mule" retains its exhortative qualities. It's a sermon-ette of histrionic proportions, where the singer spews fire and brimstone for six-plus minutes before actually doing any singing. This may be a turnoff for more delicate, unschooled listeners, but it's pure gospel heaven for traditionalist devotees of the genre—a vocal showstopper and rock-solid performance that demonstrates Caesar's pipes haven't aged a bit after four decades in music and ministry.

A few Caesar essentials in the vein of "Hold My Mule" are missing from this commemorative effort, particularly the tour de force "Don't Drive Your Mama Away" and the crossover hit "No Charge," but that's nitpicking at best. There are enough Caesar classics here and old-time fervor to make Still Sweeping Through the City the best traditional gospel album of the year.

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At 1:26pm on November 16, 2009, REV.DR. ROY KENNEDY FARLEY JR. gave PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR a gift…: Pink Ribbon
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At 5:33pm on November 6, 2009, Pastor Arlee Turner Jr. said…: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength." - Isaiah 40:29 KJV

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At 8:49am on October 23, 2009, Bishop~ Elect Marcus Lewis gave PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR a gift…: Birthday Balloons
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At 2:20am on October 19, 2009, Prophetess Latonya Leonard said…: I'LL NEVER FORGET THE SHIRLEY CAESAR CONFERENCE ADDED ON TO MY TESTIMONIES , PRAISE GOD. BUT GET READY FOR A FRESH NEW SOUND FROM HEAVEN . THE LORD NOT THROUGH WITH YOU YET. SATAN KEEP TELLING LIES BUT I KNOW THE TRUTH.

At 8:48am on October 9, 2009, Minister Cynthia Lane said…: I thank God for you. My mother introduced me to you many years ago through your music. She went home to glory about 3 years ago but everytime I hear your music I think of her. I pray God continues to bless you.