From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Fri Aug 16, 2002  1:16 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Huey Thierry
 
HUEY "COOKIE" THIERRY

Born Huey Peter Thierry, 16 August 1936, Roanoke, Louisiana
Died 23 September 1997, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Huey Thierry was the lead singer of Cookie And The Cupcakes, one of the
first groups to blend Cajun music with rock and roll to create the musical
hybrid known as "Swamp Pop". An eight piece band, the group reached its
peak in 1959 when their "Mathilda" reached # 47 on the Billboard charts.
Although they subsequently toured as opening act for Jerry Lee Lewis and
Fats Domino, Cookie and his group mostly played in the Texas/Louisiana
region with many performances in New Orleans hotel clubs.
Around 1952, Cookie had joined a fledgling swamp pop group called The
Boogie Ramblers, which shortly became The Cupcakes. Cookie's powerful
singing appeared prominently in classic swamp pop recordings like "Got You
On My Mind", "I'm Twisted" and "Belinda". Cookie And The Cupcakes began
performing "Mathilda" in 1957. Although they approached numerous record
labels, they failed to spark interest until radio station KAOK agreed to let the
band use their studios to record the song. Initially released by George Khoury,
who sold thousands of copies on his Khoury label, the song was leased for
national distribution to Judd Phillips, the brother of Sun Records owner Sam
Phillips. "Mathilda" made an enormous impact on South Louisiana's vibrant
music scene and quickly became the model for numerous other swamp pop
ballads. Cookie And The Cupcakes were the supporting band for vocalist Phil
Phillips' hit, "Sea Of Love". In 1965, after racial trouble, Cookie relocated to

Los Angeles and seemed to have disappeared, but in 1993 he made a come-
back with the reorganized Cupcakes, making several notable appearances,
even in Holland (Utrecht).

CD: Cookie and the Cupcakes, Kings Of Swamp Pop (Ace CDCHD 142).
30 tracks.