Shelly Phelps is a singer, songwriter, recording artist and performer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her music is an eclectic blend of Rock and Pop-tinged R&B, Funk, Jazz, and Soul. Shelly's sultry, soulful, and passionate vocal style can be heard on the recently released, "Girl On the Wire,"

"Girl On The Wire" features the confessional, circus atmosphere title song, "Girl On the Wire." Also featured is "Eleanora," a bittersweet letter to Billie Holiday, the seductive, Latin jazz inspired, "Smoke and Perfume," the heartbreaking, country-blues, "Lonely Ride," and "Holding the Door," waits for a lover to make a decision. "Crumble" deals with the fragility and strength of the human soul, while the funky "Providence Moves Too" is lifted from a famous quote by nineteenth century German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. "One More For the Road" is a metaphor forsexual insatiability.

Visit the website at www.shellyphelps.com.

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Bio

Shelly Phelps is a singer, songwriter, recording artist and performer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She and her band play an eclectic blend of Rock and Pop-tinged R&B, Funk, Jazz, and Soul. With a sultry, soulful, and passionate vocal style, the on-stage chemistry with her band members creates a powerful stage performance.

Shelly will release the much anticipated CD, "Girl On the Wire," in June, 2004. The CD features the confessional, circus atmosphere title song, "Girl On the Wire." Also featured is "Eleanora," a bittersweet tribute to Billie Holiday, the seductive, Latin jazz inspired, "Smoke and Perfume," the heartbreaking, country-blues, "Lonely Ride," and "Holding the Door," a song about waiting for a lover to make a decision. "Crumble" deals with the fragility and strength of the human soul, while the funky "Providence Moves Too" is lifted from a famous quote by nineteenth century German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. "Water on the Fire" is a smoky blues number about desire that's too hot not to burn out and "One More For the Road" is about sexual insatiability. "Let It Go" finishes the CD with a promise to leave a painful past behind and holds hope for the future.

Shelly is best known for her band of six years, The Rhythm Junkies, and as former vocalist of the latino jazz band, Salsa Neuva. When the Rhythm Junkies dissolved last year, she and Rhythm Junkie guitarist Rob Vollmar recruited Warren Roach (Bass Guitar) and Erol Coulter (Drums) who grew up p