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Shirley Ellis

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Shirley Ellis (Shirley Marie O'Garra, 19 January 1929 – 5 October 2005) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of Carribean origin. 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. By 1954 she had written two songs which were recorded by The Chords.

Top songs

  1. The Clapping Song
  2. The Name Game
  3. Soul Time - Single Version
  4. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) - Single Version
  5. Soul Time
  6. I See It, I Like It, I Want It
  7. Name Game
  8. The Nitty Gritty
  9. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)
  10. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water?
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  1. The Name Game - Single Version
  2. The Puzzle Song
  3. (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is
  4. The Real Nitty Gritty
  5. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) [Single Version]
  6. Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling
  7. Give Me A List
  8. Don't Let Go
  9. Takin' Care Of Business
  10. Bring It On Home To Me
  11. Shy One
  12. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) (Single Version)
  13. Get Out
  14. Soul Time (Single Version)
  15. Such A Night
  16. One Sour Note
  17. This Is Beautiful
  18. Whisper To Me Wind
  19. Stardust
  20. That's What The Nitty Gritty Is
  21. You Better Be Good, World
  22. Kansas City
  23. Birds, Bees, Cupids And Bows
  24. The Nitty Gritty (From the "DFS - Autumn/Winter Collection 2016" TV Advert) - Remastered
  25. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife
  26. I Told You So
  27. Stagger Lee
  28. I Never Will Forget
  29. The Clapping Song (Single Version)
  30. Truly, Truly, Truly
  31. To Be Or Not To Be
  32. Soul Time (7" Mix)
  33. Nitty Gritty
  34. Clapping Song
  35. Music And Memories
  36. Rubber Dolly
  37. Back Track
  38. C.C. Rider
  39. Waitin'
  40. It Must Be Love
  41. You Better Be Good World
  42. Sugar, Let's Shing A Ling
  43. i will never forget
  44. Yes I'm Ready
  45. How Lonely Is Lonely
  46. CC Rider
  47. The Name Game (American Horror Story Version)
  48. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While the Bubbles Bounce About Above the Water
  49. Ka Ta Ga Boom Beat
  50. Rubber Dolly (The Clapping Song 1965)
  51. That's What the Nitty Gritty i
  52. Rubber Dolly (The Clapping Song)
  53. Yes, I'm Ready
  54. Sugar Let's Shingaling
  55. The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song)
  56. Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)
  57. I'm Standing
  58. Shirley Ellis "The Clapping Song"
  59. Lana bo Bana Bonana
  60. Soultime
  61. The Clapping Song [Single Version]
  62. The Nitty Gritty 1963
  63. The Name Game (OST American Horror Story)
  64. Soul Time [Single Version]
  65. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap)
  66. Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat
  67. Sugar Let's Shing-A-Ling
  68. Mama Said
  69. The Clapping Song (Player One ReThink)
  70. Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song
  71. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About...
  72. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Cl
  73. Bring It On Home To Me (Shirley Ellis)
  74. The Clapping Song (Coconuts Beat Club New Orleans Bounce Edit)
  75. The Clapping Song [Clap Pat Clap Slap]
  76. the name game (ost ahs)
  77. Soul Time / Shirley Ellis
  78. The Name Game (stereo)
  79. The Real Nitty Gritty (Shirley Ellis)
  80. The Clapping Song (stereo)
  81. Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling [Album Version]
  82. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Song)
  83. The Clapping Song (1965)
  84. The Name Game [1965]
  85. Ever See a Diver Kiss His Wife While the Bubbles Bounce
  86. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) [Single Versión]
  87. Stager Lee
  88. Puzzle Song
  89. A1 - The Clapping Song
  90. Love Can Make You Know

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