James D. Helms (born September 27, 1941)  is an American soul singer, known as a member of Londonbeat but who also had solo hits such as “Gonna Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse”.

Helms was born in Florida. His grandfather was a Black Seminole and a preacher. Helms discovered music when his aunt gave the family a radio and went on to play trumpet in the school band. After high school, he moved to Columbus, Ohio. He released his first single, “Daddy! Daddy!” on Forest Records in 1962. He played with the Carl Sally band and moved to Boston, where he worked as a session guitarist. He joined the US Army and played trumpet in the Fort Jackson Army Band.

After 1970, Helms began to spend more time pursuing a music career in the UK. He released many singles on labels such as Cube, Capitol, Philips, and Pye. None of these releases made much of an impact, but they helped keep Helms in the spotlight.