Shirley Ceasar
Shirley Caesar also called the “First Lady of Gospel”, is a well-known gospel singer, activist in the community, and pastor. Although she has accomplished many awards and honors she has worked hard and exhibited a lot of dedication to achieve whatever goals she had set. Caesar was born on October 13, 1938 in Durham, North Carolina. Her parents are James and Hannah Caesar and she was the tenth of twelve children. James Caesar was also known as “Big Jim”. He was very important in the start of his daughter’s gospel singing career. At a young age Caesar would listen, observe, and learn from the gospel quartet Just Come Four. Her father was the lead singer of this group and by the impressionable age of ten she was performing solos before their concerts. Around this age was when she received the name of “Baby Shirley, the gospel singer”. In 1950 a tragic thing happened “Big Jim” died in his sleep of a fatal seizure. Caesar, for many years, believed that her father had passed away because he had spanked her earlier in the day. With her father gone she was left with her semi-invalid mother to take care of. During this time she joined a troupe led by a preacher with one leg named Leroy Johnson. With this g
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