Willie Phelps Net Worth
Willie Phelps Net Worth is
$950,000
Willie Phelps Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Willie Thomas Phelps (Chesapeake City, Sept. 5 1914- March 1, 2004) was an American songwriter and country and western guitarist. He performed with his brothers Norman and Earl as the Phelps Brothers. His songs were recorded by country artists such as Jim Reeves, and once by Elvis Presley. Phelps' songs featured in cowboy films in the 1930s; the three brothers had a screen appearance as Ray Whitley's cowboy band in Hittin' the Trail 1937, and Phelps' "Move Slow, Little Dogie" featured in the film The Renegade Ranger 1938.In 1961 he saluted Jimmie Rodgers (d.1933) and Hank Williams (d.1953) on an EP Willie Phelps Salutes Rodgers And Williams, with the songs A1: "Hank Williams Meets Jimmie Rodgers", A2: "There's A New Star In Hillbilly Heaven", B1: "Hank Williams Will Live Forever", B2: "So Long Pal Jimmie" | Date Of Birth | September 5, 1914 |
| Place Of Birth | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lives near Williamsburg, VA and is a special guest each year at the Western Film Festival held each February in Williamsburg. He sings and plays the guitar with his band which includes his daughter and son-in-law. [February 2000] |
| 2 | Brother of Norman Phelps and Earl Phelps. |
| 3 | Member of The Bar-6 Cowboys. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six-Gun Gold | 1941 | Guitar Player (uncredited) | |
| Corralling a Schoolmarm | 1940 | Short | Cowhand Musician Willie |
| Molly Cures a Cowboy | 1940 | Short | Musician (uncredited) |
| Bandits and Ballads | 1939 | Short | Band Member |
| Cupid Rides the Range | 1939 | Short | Musician (uncredited) |
| Sagebrush Serenade | 1939 | Short | Washboard Player Willie (uncredited) |
| Ranch House Romeo | 1939 | Short | Guitar (uncredited) |
| Trouble in Sundown | 1939 | Guitar Playing Flying A Hand (uncredited) | |
| Prairie Papas | 1938 | Short | Musician Willie (as The Phelps Brothers_) |
| The Renegade Ranger | 1938 | Musician (uncredited) | |
| A Western Welcome | 1938 | Short | Musician Willie (uncredited) |
| Painted Desert | 1938 | Guitar player (uncredited) | |
| Utah Trail | 1938 | Guitar Player (uncredited) | |
| Rollin' Plains | 1938 | Guitar Player (uncredited) | |
| Border G-Man | 1938 | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Gun Law | 1938 | Musician (uncredited) | |
| A Buckaroo Broadcast | 1938 | Short | Band Member (uncredited) |
| Rawhide | 1938 | Washboard Player at Party (uncredited) | |
| Where the West Begins | 1938 | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Rhythm Wranglers | 1937 | Short | Guitar Player (as The Phelps Brothers) |
| Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | 1937 | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Springtime in the Rockies | 1937 | Guitar Player (uncredited) | |
| Sing, Cowboy, Sing | 1937 | Guitar player (uncredited) | |
| Hittin' the Trail | 1937 | Guitar Player - Ray Whitley's Range Ramblers (uncredited) | |
| Trouble in Texas | 1937 | Guitar Player (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfern Now | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1959 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Country Style, U.S.A. | 1957 | TV Series short writer - 1 episode | |
| The Renegade Ranger | 1938 | lyrics: "Move Slow, Little Dogie" - uncredited / music: "Move Slow, Little Dogie" - uncredited | |
| Painted Desert | 1938 | performer: "Painted Desert" 1938, "Moonlight on the Painted Desert" 1938 - uncredited | |
| Border G-Man | 1938 | performer: "To Watch the Settin' Sun" 1938, "Back in the Saddle Again" 1938 | |
| Rawhide | 1938 | "That Old Washboard Band" | |
| Hittin' the Trail | 1937 | performer: "Ridin' the Old Prairie Trail" - uncredited |
Known for movies
Bandits and Ballads (1939)
as Band Member
Corralling a Schoolmarm (1940)
as Cowhand Musician Willie
Rhythm Wranglers (1937)
as Guitar Player
Rawhide (1938)
as Washboard Player at Party