{{Short description|American country music singer-songwriter (1943–2012)}}

'''James Presley Elledge''' (January 8, 1943 – June 10, 2012)<ref name="AMG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-elledge-mn0000357419|title=Jimmy Elledge &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> was an American country musician.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee,<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/134 134] | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 | url-access= registration | url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/134 }}</ref> Elledge sent a demo tape to Chet Atkins when he was 18 years old, which resulted in a recording contract with RCA Victor.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> His second recording for the label was "Funny How Time Slips Away", which was written by Willie Nelson and produced by Atkins.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> The song became a hit, peaking at No.&nbsp;22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1961, and sold over one million copies. Elledge recorded for Hickory Records later in the 1960s but never had another hit.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/>

Elledge recorded a 14-song CD in 2005 in New Orleans called ''Passion'', and was just beginning promotion and showcases for the album when he suffered a debilitating stoke.

Elledge died on June 10, 2012, at age 69, after complications following a stroke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/06/singer-jimmy-elledge-passes-away-after.html|title=Singer Jimmy Elledge Passes Away After a Stroke at 69|website=Vintagevinylnews.com|access-date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806193650/https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/06/singer-jimmy-elledge-passes-away-after.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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