▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁covered , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁for ▁soul ▁singer ▁Jack ie ▁Moore ▁and ▁singer - song writer ▁Kar la ▁Bon off ▁and ▁country ▁singer ▁Ron nie ▁Mc D ow ell . ▁Other ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁g ospel ▁artists , ▁including ▁the ▁M ight y ▁Cloud s ▁of ▁Joy ▁and ▁The ▁St ap le ▁Sing ers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Kelly ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O vert own ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁six ▁sib lings . ▁Kelly ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other . ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Kelly ' s ▁brother ▁Henry ▁formed ▁a ▁vocal ▁group , ▁with ▁Paul ▁as ▁lead ▁vocal ist . ▁It ▁only ▁last ed ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁before ▁Henry ▁left ▁Miami ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁college . ▁Paul ▁then ▁formed ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁school ▁friends ▁from ▁ 2 0 th ▁Street ▁School ▁— ▁The ▁Sp ades , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Val ade ers . ▁Another ▁member ▁was ▁Jimmy ▁Cher ry , ▁who ▁later ▁sang ▁with ▁The ▁Fant ast ics . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Kelly ▁went ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁go ▁solo , ▁recording ▁the ▁standard , ▁" I ' ll ▁String ▁Al ong ▁with ▁You " ▁for ▁D ade ▁Records , ▁which ▁was ▁never ▁released , ▁following ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁Kelly ▁and ▁the ▁label . ▁ ▁A ▁Miami - based ▁singer / song writer / produ cer , ▁Clar ence ▁Re id ▁( who ▁would ▁later ▁perform ▁as