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b. Shelby Sumpter Singleton, 16 Dec 1931, Waskom, Tx, USA. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Singleton, worked well as an archive plugger for the Mercury Information label before getting sales supervisor. He began generating country functions in the past due 50s, and was in charge of getting the Big Bopper and …

A talented and dedicated nation maker, Shelby Singleton helmed many a vintage session, 1st as an R&B maker with famous brands Clyde McPhatter and later on as a nation maker with Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom T. Hall, and Charlie High. In the middle-’60s he started forming his personal imprints release …