James Phelps (musician)
James Phelps (born April 2, 1932, Shreveport, Louisiana – died October 26, 2010, New York City) was an American R&B and gospel singer.
Phelps moved to Chicago in his teens and sang in several gospel groups, such as the , the (beside Lou Rawls) and the Soul Stirrers (with Sam Cooke).[1] He founded the in the 1950s before starting a solo career in the 1960s.
He managed a hit single, "Love Is a Five-Letter Word", on Argo Records in 1965, which reached #12 on the Billboard R&B chart and #66 on the Billboard Hot 100. Phelps ceased recording by the 1970s but remained active as a performer of both R&B and gospel music.[2]
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- American male singers
- American soul musicians
- Disease-related deaths in New York (state)
- Musicians from Shreveport, Louisiana
- 2010 deaths
- 1932 births
- Singers from Louisiana