WARFIELD, WILLIAM CAESAR

WARFIELD, WILLIAMCAESAR. Concert singer (22 January 1920 in West Helena, Arkansas). His family moved to Rochester, New York, when he was a child. He sang in his father's church choir and studied piano from an early age. After his voice changed to baritone during his high-school years, he began voice study. When a high-school senior he won first place in regional and national auditions of the National Music Educators League competition, which brought him a scholarship to...