J. R. Bailey J. R. Bailey was an American R&B singer and songwriter. As a singer he had been a member of doo wop groups The Halos, The Cadillacs, and The Crickets (not Buddy Holly's Crickets), and also recorded as a solo artist. He also wrote several hit songs for other artists including "Everybody Plays the Fool" by The Main Ingredient, "Sweet Music, Soft Lights And You" by Isaac Hayes & Millie Jackson, "Love, Love, Love" by Donny Hathaway, and "Just Me And You" by Erasmus Hall. His song "Let Me Prove My Love to You", which was originally performed by The Main Ingredient, was sampled for Alicia Keys' 2003 single "You Don't Know My Name".