Elton Anderson (February 9, 1930 – November 13, 1984) was an American singer and swamp pop pioneer who had a chart hit on Mercury Records. Anderson was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States. From 1956 to 1957, Anderson was the featured vocalist of the Sid Lawrence Band while that band was the house band at The Southern Club, an Opelousas, Louisiana establishment which held a central place in establishing swamp pop as a genre. Managed by Wayne Shuler, Eddie... [more on Wikipedia]