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Shirley Ellis

Shirley Ellis has been played on NTS in shows including Record Store Rotation: Rough Trade, featured first on 23 July 2013. Songs played include The Clapping Song, Soul Time and Get Out.

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…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
The Clapping Song
Shirley Ellis
MCA Records1978
The Clapping Song
Shirley EllisMCA Records1978
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Soul Time
Shirley Ellis
Columbia1966
Soul Time
Shirley EllisColumbia1966
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Get Out
Shirley Ellis
Congress1964
Get Out
Shirley EllisCongress1964
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The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)
Shirley Ellis
Congress1965
The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)
Shirley EllisCongress1965
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Soul Time
Shirley Ellis
Epic, Goldmine Soul Supply1997
Soul Time
Shirley EllisEpic, Goldmine Soul Supply1997
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