GOSPEL SINGER PHELPS DIES
Gospel and R&B singer JAMES PHELPS has died at the age of 78.
Phelps passed away on Tuesday (26Oct10) at a Los Angeles hospital due to complications of diabetes, according to Elder Lee M. Harris, who co-wrote the singer’s autobiography.
Phelps was a founding member of the group Clefs of Calvary, best-known for its hit 1965 single Love is a Five-Letter Word.
He performed with several gospel groups including the Gospel Songbirds, the Holy Wonders and the Soul Stirrers, during his decades-long career, and also shared the stage with soul greats Lou Rawls and Sam Cooke.
Information regarding Phelps’ surviving family members was not made available as WENN went to press.
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