Is It Too Late Babe - Roscoe Shelton
Roscoe Shelton (August 22, 1931 – July 27, 2002) was an American electric blues and R&B singer. He is best remembered for his 1965 hit single, "Strain on My Heart," and his working relationships with both The Fairfield Four and Bobby Hebb. Other notable recordings include "Think It Over" and "Baby Look What You're Doin' To Me". Fred James, who produced much of Shelton's later work, noted that Shelton moved effortlessly into soul, unlike many of his 1950s blues and R&B recording contemporaries Shelton was born in Lynchburg, Tennessee and was raised in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1949 he joined the Fairfield Four, singing lead vocals on their gospel music output, before spending four years conscripted in the United States Air Force. Upon discharge he joined The Skylarks in 1956 and recorded for Excello's subsidiary label, Nashboro Records. After the group disbanded Shelton sang alongside and toured with both Bobby Hebb and DeFord Bailey,...