Shirley Ellis

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Shirley O'Garra (stage name: Shirley Elliston; married name: Shirley Elliston; January 19, 1929] – August 5, 2005) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian 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" has sold over a million copies and has been given a gold disc.

Personal life

Shirley O'Garra was born to William H. and Petra (Smith) O'Garra. Her father was a native of Montserrat, and her mother was born in the Bahamas. Joyce, Bertram and William Jr., and four half siblings, Reginald, Suzanne, Joycelyn, and Berbian were among Shirley's three children. Arnold Alphonso Elliston, 29, 1929 – August 23, 2009; professional name: Alphonso Elliston) in Florida on August 3, 1949. She died on October 5, 2005 in New York City at the age of 76.

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Career

Ellis had written two songs by the Chords by 1954. She was a member of the Metronomes and married Alphonso Elliston, the group's lead singer. Her manager, record producer, and songwriting partner Lincoln Chase wrote all of her solo hits.

Ellis had appeared on Capitol Records and later Columbia and Bell, but he resigned from the music industry in 1968.

"The Clapping Song" was used in a TV commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, and "I See It, I Like It, I Want It" was in another Samsung commercial, this time for the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold2 in August 2020. In the film "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," "The Clapping Song" was used in 2021.

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