Whiteballed

This is a story about a young man who wanted to become a singer of soul and gospel music. He began with a gospel group after leaving his hometown in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first stop was Chicago where he joined the gospel group of his dreams. The first few chapters talk about his childhood and how segregation down south involving public schools, public transportation, the use of restrooms, and restaurants. These were just some of the many inferior accommodations he had to live with. As he continued to seek his goals to become a well-known singer like many of the famous singers he had heard about, he didn't give up on pursuing his dreams. The book is written to tell a one-man story of how he struggled to live through the '50s and '60s with a dream of being a recorded singer. After many years of fighting to get to where he wanted to be, James E. Phelps was white-balled from the entertainment world.