▁B low fly ), ▁heard ▁Kelly ▁re he arse , ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals ▁with ▁his ▁group , ▁The ▁Del mi ros , ▁whose ▁lead ▁singer ▁had ▁l ary ng itis . ▁Kelly ▁recorded ▁a ▁single , ▁" Down ▁with ▁It , ▁Can ' t ▁Qu it ▁It " /" S oon er ▁Or ▁Later ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Sel ma ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Clar ence ▁Re id ▁& ▁The ▁Del mi ros . ▁Kelly ▁began ▁performing ▁the ▁song ▁live ▁in ▁clubs ▁and ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁song . ▁Re id ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁The ▁Del mi ros ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis . ▁ ▁Kelly ' s ▁official ▁debut ▁solo ▁single , ▁" It ' s ▁My ▁B s by " ▁b / w ▁" The ▁U ps et ," ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Lloyd ▁label ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁surprise ▁box ing ▁victory ▁of ▁Cass ius ▁Clay ▁over ▁Son ny ▁List on . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁single , ▁" Ch ills ▁and ▁F ever ," ▁written ▁by ▁Clar ence ▁Re id ▁and ▁Will ie ▁Clar ke , ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁D ial ▁Records ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Re id ▁became ▁stra ined . ▁Nash ville ▁producer ▁Bud dy ▁Kill en , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁fallen ▁out ▁with ▁Re id , ▁approached ▁Kelly ▁about ▁working ▁together . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Lloyd ▁Records ▁issued ▁an