"Signed Sealed and Delivered" is a song by

Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline a ...

(co-credited to Lois Mann). Copas recorded a hit version for King Records, which reached number two on the Most Played Juke Box Folk Records chart in 1948. Copas re-recorded the song in 1961 for Starday Records, in Stereophonic Sound, and with a more modern (for the times) style. This version also charted, reaching number 10 on the Hot C&W Sides chart.

Cover versions

* In 1961,

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recorded a version that peaked at number 20 on the

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chart, and number 91 on the Hot 100. * In 1963, James Brown and

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recorded an R&B

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, which charted at number 77 on the Pop chart.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 54–59) D booklet New York: PolyGram Records. Brown and the Famous Flames also performed the song on the 1964 live album ''

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''. * Other performers who covered the song include Hank Thompson,

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, and

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

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