Shirley Ellis
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 19 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 19,1929 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | The Bronx |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 5,2005 |
| Died | The Bronx |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Albums | Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling |
| The Name Game | |
| The Clapping Song... And | |
| Genres | Pop Music |
| Soul Music | |
| Record labels | Columbia Records |
| Kapp Records | |
| Bell Records | |
| Congress Records | |
| Job | Singer |
| Songwriter | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Skos genre | R&B/Soul |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 492294 |
Shirley Ellis Life story
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 "The Clapping Song". "The Clapping Song" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
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