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Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams, nee Caesar, known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American gospel singer. Her career began in 1951, when she signed to Federal Records at the age of 12. Throughout her seven decade career, Caesar has often been referred to as the "First Lady of Gospel Music", and "The Queen of Gospel Music". She has won eleven Grammy Awards, fifteen Dove Awards, and ...
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May 8, 2018 · Shirley Caesar. Gospel singer. For the Record …. Selected discography. Sources. With 150 concerts a year, 25 hours a week helping the poor in her Outreach Ministries, seven Gram-mies, and thirty record albums to her credit, Shirley Caesar may seem to be a whole army of gospel singers instead of just one diminutive woman.
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Dec 14, 2021 · Gospel Legend Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams was born October 13, 1938, in Durham, North Carolina, the 10th of 13 children to Jim Caesar, a minister, and Hallie Caesar, a homemaker. In 1943 at the age of five Caesar started singing and performing as “Baby Shirley” throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. After finishing Hillside High ...
Shirley Caesar is often referred to as the First Lady of Gospel. She recorded in the 1960s with the esteemed gospel group the Caravans, and launched a solo career in 1966 with the album My Testimony. Caesar has created an iconic body of work through the decades that includes such powerfully affecting recordings as "Faded Rose," "I Remember Mama ...
Shirley Caesar heard the calling of the Lord when she was taking a typing test in college. By the time she heard that voice, she had already established a strong following as a gospel songstress. Shirley Caesar was born in Durham, North Carolina on October 13, 1938; she was the tenth of twelve children.
