James Ralph Bailey (June 17, 1937 – September 6, 1985) was an American R&B singer and songwriter.
[2] He worked as a background vocalist for singers such as Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Melvin Van Peebles and Jimmy Castor.
He also co-wrote songs with New York singer Vernon Harrell (who had performed with The Coasters).
His song "Let Me Prove My Love to You", which was originally performed by The Main Ingredient, was sampled for Alicia Keys' 2003 single "You Don't Know My Name".
And Record World mentioned in the September 17, 1966 issue that the label's two newest releases were "Too Much Too Soon" by Shirley & Jesse, and "Help Me" by Al Wilson".