CHEEKS, JULIUS (JUNE
). Gospel singer ( in Spartanburg, South Carolina; died in Miami, Florida). He was an ordained minister as well as gospel singer. His early style development was influenced by his hearing live performances of blues singer Albert (Blind Boy
) Fuller and recordings of the
Dixie Hummingbirds
,
The Fairfield Four
, and the
Soul Stirrers
. In the early 1940s he began singing professionally with a local group, The Baronets. Thereafter...
CHEEKS, JULIUS
(1929–1981)> GOSPEL SINGER