Suzi Shelton's CDs and DVD have won awards from Parents' Choice, the Children's Music Web, iParenting Media and a 2007 Gold Award from the National Parenting Publications.
Shelton got her professional start in New York as part of children's music band, called The Imagination Workshop. She left the band to pursue her solo career, and gleans song ideas and inspiration from her husband and two children. On her albums, Shelton is often accompanied by Steve Elliot on the guitar, Matt Clohesy on the bass, and Rob Heath on the drums. Shelton's backup singers include her 11-year-old son, Sebastian, and/or the enthusiastic group of child singers, "The Gumdrops".
Shelton and her accompanying musicians have performed at impressive venues such as The Lincoln Center Tree Lighting Ceremony, Cain Park, Symphony Space, 92Y Tribeca, The Knitting Factory, The White House, Madison Square Park, Battery Park City, Tribeca Film Festival, Bethlehem Musikfest, The Jewish Museum, The Brooklyn Children's Museum, The Portland Children's Museum, The Bell House and Southpaw.