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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 Clapping Song ...
Shirley Ellis • "The Name Game" • 1965 [Reelin' In The Years Archive] ReelinInTheYears66. 639K subscribers. 830. 30K views 1 year ago. Reelin’ In The Years Productions has available for ...
Shirley Ellis : The Nitty Gritty 1963 HD. More fun : one of Shirley's catchiest hits. Never a prolific recording artist, she retired from the music industry in 1968. Her songs however,...
The Name Game (Elliston-Chase) by Shirley Ellis, arranged & produced by Charles Calello Shirley’s best-remembered hit would be followed by another ‘audience participation’ novelty ...more ...
Shirley Ellis. American of West Indian origins Soul singer and songwriter. Married to Alphonso Elliston, lead singer of the group Metronomes (2). Best known for her novelty hits "The Nitty Gritty" (1963, US no. 8; CAN no. 19), "The Name Game" (1964, US no. 3; CAN no. 2) and "The Clapping Song" (1965, US no. 8; CAN no. 10, and UK no. 6).
Shirley Marie O'Garra was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian heritage. She is best known for her novelty hits "The Nitty Gritty", "The Name Game" and...
Written by American singer Shirley Ellis (who based the song on a game she played as a child [3]) and Lincoln Chase. Ellis's recording, produced by Charles Calello, was released in late 1964 as "The Name Game". The record scored third on the Billboard Hot 100, and fourth on the magazine's R&B charts during 1965.