Don Shelton

Donald "Don" Shelton (born August 28, 1934 in Tyler , Texas ) is an American jazz singer ( tenor ) and woodwind player ( tenor saxophone , flute , clarinet ).

Shelton's father Clarence E. Shelton (1911–1996) was an amateur musician and record collector, his younger brother Clarence Elmo "Chip" Shelton (* 1944) is also a jazz musician. In 1957 he played with ukulele player Lyle Ritz , with whom the first recordings for Verve Records were made ( 50th State Jazz ). In the late 1950s he became a member of Bob Florence Limited Edition and replaced Bob Strasen in 1959 as singer with The Hi-Lo’s . In the following years he also played woodwind with Les Hooper , Si Zentner , Cal Tjader and Clare Fischer and was a founding member of The Singers Unlimited in 1967 as a vocalist . In the field of jazz he was involved in 126 recording sessions between 1957 and 2014, in addition to the aforementioned also with Chuck Mangione , Tom Talbert , Manhattan Transfer , Vic Lewis , Bobby Lewis , Matt Catingub , Bill Elliott , Les Brown , Joey DeFrancesco , Ray Anthony , Dianne Reeves and Phil Woods . As a studio musician, he also worked on recordings a. a. by Christina Aguilera , Paul Anka , Joe Cocker , Ray Conniff , Michael Jackson , Barry Manilow , Richard Marx ( Repeat Offender , 1989) and Diane Schuur with.

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SURNAME	Shelton, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Shelton, Donald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz singer (tenor) and woodwinds (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tyler , Texas