Shelton Dunaway

As tenor saxophone player and co-lead vocalist of swamp pop band, Cookie And The Cupcakes, Shelton Dunaway played an essential role in the early development of Louisiana-style Rhythm and Blues. Dunaway's vocals helped to lift the band's single, "Mathilda", to the Billboard top fifty in 1959. He continued to be featured on such regional hits as "Belinda", "Betty And Dupree" and "Got You On My Mind" in the 1960s. A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dunaway first played with future members of Cookie And The Cupcakes as the house band at the Moulin Rouge Club in Lake Charles. H...