SINGLETON, SHELBY
(*1931)
SINGLETON, SHELBY (b. Waskom, Tex., December 16, 1931) Singleton is a legendary rock, R&B, and country producer who was most active from the mid-1950s through the late 1960s. Singleton was first hired by Mercury in the mid-1950s, and worked with legendary soul acts such as Clyde McPhatter . In 1962he was made director of the Smash label, a Mercury subsidiary that produced the company's country output. He signed ex-rocker JERRY LEE LEWIS (and oversaw his country sessions), as well as TOM T. HALL…