(1929-01-19)January 19, 1929 The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died
October 5, 2005(2005-10-05) (aged 76) The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Pop
soul
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Voice
Years active
1958–1968
Labels
Congress
Kapp
Columbia
Bell
Musical artist
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" (1965, US no. 8 and UK no. 6). "The Clapping Song" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[6]
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^Whitburn, J. (2010). The Billboard book of top 40 hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 214. ISBN 0307985121
^"Shirley Ellis Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^"United States Census, 1930, Shirley O Gara in household of William O Gara". FamilySearch.org. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^"Shirley Ellis". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 190. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
Shirley Marie O'Garra (stage name ShirleyEllis, married name Shirley Elliston; January 19, 1929 – October 5, 2005) was an American soul music singer...
victims from U.S. Route 40, near Bear. The first victim was 23-year-old Shirley Anna Ellis, a nurse. On November 29, 1987, she left Wilmington Hospital around...
"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by ShirleyEllis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. She explains through...
Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by ShirleyEllis in 1965.[citation needed] The single sold over a million copies, and...
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). A dance he choreographed for the ShirleyEllis song "The Nitty Gritty" and performed (with five other dancers) on The...
most notable songs were "Such a Night", "Jim Dandy", and several of ShirleyEllis' hits in the early 1960s including "The Name Game" and "The Clapping...
Shelley Fabares The Shells Shep & The Limelites The Shirelles Shirley Bassey ShirleyEllis Shocking Blue The Showmen The Silkie Silver Apples Simon & Garfunkel...
Barry Manilow, Juice Newton, Red Rider, Nancy Sinatra, the Highwaymen, ShirleyEllis, Deborah Allen, and many others. Calello was the conductor and responsible...
actress Albert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Alexander Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Allan Ellis (disambiguation) Alton Ellis (1938–2008)...
of the Century, ultimately losing to Madonna. Zadora's cover of the ShirleyEllis hit "The Clapping Song", recorded for the film score of The Lonely Lady...
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)" – James Brown "The Nitty Gritty" – ShirleyEllis "Nowhere to Run" – Martha and the Vandellas "It's All Right" – The Impressions...
Hope, and had also collaborated with black soul/pop artists such as ShirleyEllis and Dobie Gray. In 1966, producer Johnny Otis brought them into a studio...
written by the Sherman Brothers in 1964 "The Name Game", written by ShirleyEllis in 1964 "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", written by the Sherman Brothers in...
but was re-released and cracked the Hot 100 (at #85) two years later. ShirleyEllis also hit number 135 with "Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles...
"The Clapping Song" (their first top 20 hit), a remake of the 1965 ShirleyEllis hit, and then "Mockingbird", a hit for Inez and Charlie Foxx in 1963...
Year Song Album Notes 2012 "The Name Game" (by ShirleyEllis) Non-album singles Recorded for the same named episode of the second season of American Horror...
Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie founder Wally Amos and the only son of ShirleyEllis Amos, (professionally known as Shirl-ee May in the early 1960s). Throughout...
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