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- Shirley_Gunter abstract "Shirley M. Gunter (September 29, 1934 – December 1, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter who led one of the earliest female doo-wop groups, Shirley Gunter and the Queens, in the mid-1950s. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas; her younger brother was Cornell Gunter. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1942. Cornell Gunter was the first family member to join a vocal group, firstly being a founding member of The Platters and then, in 1953, joining The Flairs. He persuaded the Bihari brothers, owners of Flair Records, to audition his sister Shirley, and they signed her on the spot. After releasing solo singles without success, she formed a group, the Four Queens, with her friends Blondene Taylor and Lula Bee Kenney, and Lula's aunt Lula Mae Suggs.In 1954, Gunter and Taylor worked up a nonsense song, \"Oop Shoop\", and the group quickly recorded it with saxophonist and arranger Maxwell Davis. Credited to Shirley Gunter and the Queens, it immediately became a regional hit, and rose to number 8 on the national Billboard R&B chart after being promoted by leading DJ Alan Freed. The song was also covered by the Crew-Cuts, whose version made number 13 on the national pop chart, and Harry James recorded a version in 1955 on his album Jukebox Jamboree (Columbia CL 615). \"Oop Shoop\" became the first record to be written and performed, with any degree of success, by a group of young black women\", and inspired later groups such as the Cookies and the Shirelles. The Queens recorded several more singles for Flair, and toured widely. However, their records had little commercial success, and the group split up in late 1955. Gunter toured as a solo performer with Young Jessie and the Flairs, and featured on an early Modern Records compilation LP, The Hollywood Rock & Roll Record Hop. She then became a member of the Flairs, and recorded a moderately successful single, \"Headin' Home\", with them. In 1958, Shirley Gunter – who had been registered as legally blind by 1954, and later lost her sight completely – left the music business to marry and raise a family. Her only later recordings came in 1965, when she recorded several tracks including the single \"Stuck Up\", for Ray Charles' Tangerine record label.Shirley Gunter later lived in Las Vegas, and continued to sing at her local church. In 1990, she made a rare appearance with Blondene Taylor, and the Flairs, at a Doo-Wop Society show. She died in Las Vegas in 2015, aged 81.In the 2000s, Ace Records released a CD compilation of her recordings, Oop Shoop: The Flair And Modern Recordings 1953-1957.".
- Shirley_Gunter activeYearsEndYear "1965".
- Shirley_Gunter activeYearsStartYear "1953".
- Shirley_Gunter associatedBand Cornell_Gunter.
- Shirley_Gunter associatedBand The_Flairs.
- Shirley_Gunter associatedMusicalArtist Cornell_Gunter.
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- Shirley_Gunter background "solo_singer".
- Shirley_Gunter birthDate "1934-09-29".
- Shirley_Gunter birthPlace Coffeyville,_Kansas.
- Shirley_Gunter deathDate "2015-12-01".
- Shirley_Gunter deathPlace Las_Vegas.
- Shirley_Gunter genre Gospel_music.
- Shirley_Gunter genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Shirley_Gunter instrument Singing.
- Shirley_Gunter occupation Singing.
- Shirley_Gunter recordLabel Flair_Records.
- Shirley_Gunter recordLabel Modern_Records.
- Shirley_Gunter recordLabel Tangerine_Records_(1963).
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- Shirley_Gunter wikiPageWikiLinkText "Shirley Gunter".
- Shirley_Gunter wikiPageWikiLinkText "Shirley".
- Shirley_Gunter associatedActs Cornell_Gunter.
- Shirley_Gunter associatedActs The_Flairs.
- Shirley_Gunter associatedActs "The Four Queens".
- Shirley_Gunter background "solo_singer".
- Shirley_Gunter birthDate "1934-09-29".
- Shirley_Gunter birthName "Shirley M. Gunter".
- Shirley_Gunter birthPlace "Coffeyville, Kansas, United States".
- Shirley_Gunter deathDate "2015-12-01".
- Shirley_Gunter deathPlace "Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.".
- Shirley_Gunter genre Gospel_music.
- Shirley_Gunter genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Shirley_Gunter instrument Singing.
- Shirley_Gunter label Flair_Records.
- Shirley_Gunter label Modern_Records.
- Shirley_Gunter label Tangerine_Records_(1963).
- Shirley_Gunter name "Shirley Gunter".
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- Shirley_Gunter yearsActive "1953".
- Shirley_Gunter subject Category:1934_births.
- Shirley_Gunter subject Category:2015_deaths.
- Shirley_Gunter subject Category:American_female_singers.
- Shirley_Gunter subject Category:American_rhythm_and_blues_singers.
- Shirley_Gunter subject Category:People_from_Coffeyville,_Kansas.
- Shirley_Gunter hypernym Singer.
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