Lincoln Chase Musical artist

Lincoln R. Chase (29 June 1926 – 6 October 1980) was an African-American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were "Such a Night", "Jim Dandy", and several of Shirley Ellis' hits in the early 1960s including "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song".

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 29, 1926
Date of deathOctober 06, 1980

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Musical artist

Career started1951
Career ended1973
associated musical artist
LaVern Baker
Shirley Ellis
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Pop music
Rhythm and blues
record label
Liberty Records
Columbia Records
RCA Records
Paramount Records
Decca Records
Dawn Records

Topical connections

Lincoln Chase on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://keepkey.yochanan.net/shirley1.htm