▁Harris ▁III ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁– ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁R & B ▁singer , ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁soul ▁sound ▁and ▁the ▁D elf on ics ▁( ear ly ▁ 1 9 7 0 s – 1 9 7 4 ). ▁His ▁biggest ▁hit ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁was ▁the ▁s ult ry ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁single ▁" L ove ▁W on ' t ▁Let ▁Me ▁Wait ." ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Harris ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Harris ▁sang ▁with ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ch arm ers , ▁the ▁Te en agers , ▁the ▁J arm els , ▁and ▁the ▁Nat ▁Turner ' s ▁Reb ell ion , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁his ▁song writing ▁brother , ▁Joseph ▁B . ▁Jefferson , ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁few ▁solo ▁ 7 " ▁records ▁on ▁the ▁Laur ie ▁and ▁O ke h ▁labels . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁R andy ▁C ain ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D elf on ics ; ▁he ▁quit ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁go ▁solo ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Sign ing ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁Harris ▁scored ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁R & B ▁hits ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁the ▁Top ▁Ten ▁single ▁" L ove ▁W on ' t ▁Let ▁Me ▁Wait ", ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁#