JIMMIE "PREACHER" ELLIS 45 Record THAT'S THE WAY I AM / YOU CAN'T R&B/Soul/Funk
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Description
45 RPM RECORD
JIMMIE "PREACHER" ELLIS
"YOU CAN'T POUR WATER ON ME"
"THAT'S THE WAY I AM"
DISC IS IN VG- CONDITION
RED MARK ON ONE SIDE OF LABEL (SEE PHOTOGRAPHS)
HIP-DELIC RECORDS 313
Profile: Jimmy Preacher Ellis was born in 1935, in the rural farming community of Foreman, Arkansas. Like most youths, his first singing experience came in church, where he and his brother both sang.
By 1950 Ellis had moved to Seattle, Washington where he began singing in the choir at the nearby Mount Baker Baptist Church. Eventually his vocal talents came to the attention of the Reverend F.F. Billups who asked Jimmy to join The Traveling Four, since their baritone singer had just quit.
By 1955 The Traveling Four split up, and Ellis, now 20 years old, entered the military service.
