Cookie & the Cupcakes
were among the most popular rock and roll artists in Louisiana during the early '50s. They infused their R&B and rock material with a loping swamp-pop flavor, performing both inspired covers and their own soulful originals. This CD reissue contains 20
Cupcake
numbers, among them hard-rocking covers of
"Honey Hush,"
"Betty and Dupree"
and
"Feel So Good."
The group was also skilled at heartache tunes, as they showed on
"I've Been So Lonely"
"I've Cried."
kept things simple, doing short, exuberant dance fare or fervent slow ballads. This disc provides a comprehensive portrait of their music. ~ Ron Wynn