Shirley Ann Cesar Williams who is popularly known by her stage name Shirley Cesar is a singer from the United States of America. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams was born in the year 1938 in a place called Durham in California. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams is a gospel singer who is famous for her religious hip-hop singing.
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams is known throughout the world for being the first lady of Gospel Music. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has been in the music industry since 1951, and therefore she has spent almost over six decades in the music industry. In her whole music career, Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has released 20 albums of her own. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also been appearing on TV as a guest for quite a long period.
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams got married to Bishop Harold T. Williams in the year 1983. Bishop Harold T. Williams died in the year 2014.
Early life
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams was born in a musical family where her father was a Gospel singer. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams got interested in music after listening to her father. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams comes from a musical family.
Shirley Ann Cesar William’s father was also a famous lead singer in a quartet called Just Came Four. Her father was the biggest inspiration for her because she gained interest in singing from her father.
Career
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams started her career from the year 1951. Till 1966 Shirley Ann Cesar Williams was part of Caravans. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams uses to tour with her band and sing with them, and after 1966 she went on her own to start her career as a solo artist. The first two albums of Shirley Ann Cesar Williams were released with the help of the Institutional Radio Choir which were My Testimony, and also I’ll Go. After releasing her first two album, people started noticing her, and soon she became famous.
With 20 solo album releases, the most popular ones are Jesus I love calling your name which was released in the year 1983. Just a word which got released in the year 1996, you can make it released in the year of 2000, and the last one Good God got released in 2013. Other mentions of her album were Hymns which got released in 2001 and A City Called Heaven which got released in 2009. The latest solo album from Shirley Ann Cesar Williams got released in 2016 which is called its Alright It’s Okay. The last album from Shirley Ann Cesar Williams got famous all over the world, and she was able to earn a lot of money from that.
In the sixty years in the music industry, Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has worked with a lot of wonderful musicians and singers. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has collaborated with artists like Patty LaBelle, Whitney Houston, and Kim Burrell. In all these years Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has won a lot of awards for her singing which includes 11 Grammy Awards, 18 Dove Awards, and 14 Stellar Awards. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also received a lifetime achievement award from SEAC and NAACP. The name of Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has been engraved in the Gospel Hall of Fame and also the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has made a lot of TV and movie appearances which include movies like The Unseen in the year 2005 and The Parkers in the year 2003. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also been a part of Broadway and has performed her Gospel musicals there. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also acted on an episode of the famous TV show called Good News. In a single year, Shirley Ann Cesar Williams does close to 150 concerts, and this is the main reason for her net worth of 12 million.
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has worked with labels like Artemis Gospel which specialize in Gospel singing, and she has also been part of the Light Records Label. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also been part of commercials for the famous MCI Communications. According to research, it was found out that from the year of 1991 till now Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has sold more than 2.2 million records. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also gone live in shows like the Disney World Night of Joy and also the Gospel According to VH1. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also performed live in White House for then-president George W Bush.
Personal life
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams is very much highly qualified and holds a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Shaw University. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams graduated from Shaw University in the year of 1984. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has also studied at Divinity School of Duke University, and she has also received doctorates from Southeastern University and Shaw University.
Shirley Ann Cesar Williams is married to Bishop Harold I. William. Both of them got married in the year 1983. Both of them were co-pastors at that point of time in Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church which is in Raleigh of North Carolina, USA. Bishop Harold I. William died on 4th of July 2014.
Right now Shirley Ann Cesar Williams is an active member of DSTS. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams considers her mother to be a very important person in her life and she thinks her mother was the influence of her coming to the music world. Shirley Ann Cesar Williams has a nature of giving back to the society, and therefore she opened her eponymous store. The profit that is generated by the eponymous store is used by her to help other people who need it.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Shirley Ann Caesar Williams
Date of Birth: 13th October 1938
Birth Place: Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Age: 80 years
Profession: Singer, Actor, Music Artist and Pastor
Height: NA
Weight: NA
Net worth: 16 million
