Harry Caesar

Rhythm & blues singer and actor, born into a family of steelworkers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 28, 1928, died in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 1994. He grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and formed a gospel group during his hitch in the Army between 1948 and 1950. Harry migrated from gospel to R&B and from Youngstown to Oakland, California, where he began working with the Peter Rabbit Trio and Que Martyn. He first recorded with Martyn in 1952 on the Recorded in Hollywood label. His career out of music, was, if anything, more interesting than his career in music. He was a truck driver and actor in B-movies and TV series, including 'Baretta', 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Mannix,' and 'Hart To Hart.'