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Shirley Gunter

Shirley M. Gunter, born on September 29, 1934, in Coffeyville, Kansas, was an American singer and songwriter who led the early female doo-wop group Shirley Gunter and the Queens. After moving to Los Angeles in 1942, she was signed by Flair Records following a recommendation from her brother, Cornell Gunter. After releasing solo singles, she formed the Four Queens with Blondene Taylor, Lula Bee Kenney, and Lula Mae Suggs. Their breakthrough came with the song “Oop Shoop” (1954), which reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B chart. She later toured, joined the Flairs to record the si...