CAESAR, SHIRLEY

CAESAR, SHIRLEY. Gospel singer (c1938 in Durham, North Carolina). Her father, Big Jim Caesar , was a professional gospel singer, who sang with the Just Come Four gospel quartet. She obtained her musical education in the public schools of Durham, North Carolina, and at North Carolina State College in Durham (1956-58). She sang in church choirs as a child and began singing professionally when she was fourteen, touring on the church circuit on weekends and during school vacations as Baby Shirley...