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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.
The song was released shortly after Ellis had released "The Name Game". "The Clapping Song" incorporates lyrics from the song "Little Rubber Dolly", [3] a 1930s song recorded by the Light Crust Doughboys, and also features instructions for a clapping game.
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".
"The Name Game" Shirley Ellis: 3 January 1965 [46] “The Jolly Green Giant” The Kingsmen: 4 January 1965 “King of the Road” Roger Miller 4 February 1965 “I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" Herman's Hermits: 1 July 1965 “England Swings” Roger Miller 8 November 1965 "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" Napoleon XIV: 3 August 13, 1966 ...
South Carolina (2-6, 1-5 in SEC play) needs to win its four remaining games to become bowl-eligible, and will look to end its four-game losing skid to a strong Jacksonville State squad (7-2, 5-1 ...
"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] In Canada it was No. 19 for 2 weeks. [3] [4]
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