Cee Josephs - From Tragedy To Peace and Triumph
The versatile gospel singer/songwriter, nutrition guru, on how family life and Church taught her to sing, and how tragedy propelled her into the recording business.
Cee Josephs remembered at the age of 4, or 5 being on stage at a church concert, reciting poetry, with her father as the prompter. She could not remember the lines, so she started singing instead. At six years she was the youngest member of the choir, and in subsequent years, it seems she was always the youngest member of any choir or group that she sang with. And they were many. Her mother was a great soprano, and my father sang baritone and played the guitar.
When she was about 16 years old her pastor’s wife predicted that she would be great one day. Well ‘great’ is relative. She believes most of the things she has accomplished were done well.
But she still thinks there is so much more that God has in store (for her to do), and she has all of these God-given songs and ideas that she wants to share with the world.
There were fourteen in her family, including her parents, and everyone had his/her favorite genre of music. So she listened to everything. Most of her siblings were older than her. Oddly enough she seemed to be the only one that enjoyed listening to classical music for long periods of time. She found it so peaceful. Her parents noted that, and sent her to piano lessons. As a teenager, on Saturday nights, if there were no church social, Cee Josephs would curl up in the living room and listen to soul music of the ‘50s through the ‘70s.
Cee Josephs’ family was blessed growing up in the church, and every morning, and most evenings they would have worship, at which they would sing hymns. Cee knows just about every hymn. Most of her family sings well, and even the family dog would sing at worship. At church there was youth meetings and here you get the opportunity to sing, act, and recite poetry.
