Name Willie Phelps | Role Film star | |
Died March 1, 2004, Chesapeake, Virginia, United States Siblings Norman Phelps, Earl Phelps People also search for Norman Phelps, Earl Phelps, Alfreds Kruklis, Leslie Goodwins | ||
Willie Phelps - Do Anything But Leave Me (Roulette 7002) [1957 country bopper]
Willie Thomas Phelps (Chesapeake City, Sept. 5 1914- March 1, 2004) was an American songwriter and country and western guitarist. He performed with his brothers Norman and Earl as the Phelps Brothers. His songs were recorded by country artists such as Jim Reeves, and once by Elvis Presley. Phelps' songs featured in cowboy films in the 1930s; the three brothers had a screen appearance as Ray Whitley's cowboy band in Hittin' the Trail 1937, and Phelps' "Move Slow, Little Dogie" featured in the film The Renegade Ranger 1938.
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- Willie Phelps Do Anything But Leave Me Roulette 7002 1957 country bopper
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In 1961 he saluted Jimmie Rodgers (d.1933) and Hank Williams (d.1953) on an EP Willie Phelps Salutes Rodgers And Williams, with the songs A1: "Hank Williams Meets Jimmie Rodgers", A2: "There's A New Star In Hillbilly Heaven", B1: "Hank Williams Will Live Forever", B2: "So Long Pal Jimmie"