SHIRLEY ELLIS

Shirley Ellis is a soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian origin, and is best known for her novelty hits "The Nitty Gritty" (1963), "The Name Game" (1965) and "The Clapping Song" (1965).
By 1954 she had written two songs which were recorded by The Chords. Ellis was originally in the group, The Metronomes, and she went on to marry the lead singer, Alphonso Elliston. All her solo hits were written by her and her manager, producer, and songwriting partner Lincoln Chase.
Ellis had recording contracts with the Kapp Records subsidiary, Congress, and later Columbia and Bell Records, but retired from the music industry in 1968.  (wikipedia)

The Name Game

The Clapping Song