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"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis [2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. [3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; the other names used in the original version of the song are Lincoln, Arnold,
Shirley Marie O'Garra[ 1 ] (stage name Shirley Ellis, married name Shirley Elliston; [ 2 ] January 19, 1929 – October 5, 2005 [ 3 ]) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian heritage. [ 4 ][ 5 ] She is best known for her novelty hits " The Nitty Gritty " (1963, US no. 8), " The Name Game " (1964, US no. 3) and " The ...
The Clapping Song. " The Clapping Song " is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. [citation needed] The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the United States [1] and number six in the UK. [2]
Lincoln R. Chase (June 29, 1926 – October 6, 1980) was an American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were "Such a Night", "Jim Dandy", and several of Shirley Ellis' hits in the early 1960s including "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song".
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology. "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" (1969) " The Nitty Gritty ". (1969) "Friendship Train". (1969) " The Nitty Gritty " is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. [2]
"The Name Game" Shirley Ellis: 3 January 30 5 January 30 "This Diamond Ring" Gary Lewis & the Playboys: 1 February 20 9 "Hold What You've Got" Joe Tex: 5 January 30 3 "All Day and All of the Night" The Kinks: 7 February 6 4 February 6 "My Girl" The Temptations: 1 March 6 8 "Shake" Sam Cooke: 7 February 27 4 February 13 "The Jolly Green Giant ...
"The Name Game" is the tenth episode of the second season of the FX anthology television series American Horror Story. The episode, written by Jessica Sharzer and directed by Michael Lehmann, originally aired on January 2, 2013. The episode is named for the 1964 song of the same name by Shirley Ellis, which is
"Game of Love" Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders: 35 "The Name Game" Shirley Ellis: 36 "I Know a Place" Petula Clark: 37 "Back in My Arms Again" The Supremes: 38 "Baby I'm Yours" Barbara Lewis: 39 "The Jolly Green Giant" The Kingsmen: 40 "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" Patti Page: 41 "Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan: 42 "I'm Telling You Now ...