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Ting-A-Ling
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Wikipedia article
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"'Ting-A-Ling'" is a 1952 song by The Clovers. "Ting-A-Ling" was The Clovers' final number one on the 'Billboard' R&B chart; however, the group continued its chart success throughout the 1950s.
Song background
The last surviving original member of the Clovers, Harold Winley, told NPR that "Ting-a-Ling" was one of many Clovers hits credited to a songwriter known as "Nugetre". When spelled backwards, it was a pen-name belonging to the co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. Winley says the pen name was a joke. "He'd laugh at it," Winley says. "Nugetre! Yeah! That's me."
Cover versions
*It was covered by Buddy Holly and released on the 1958 posthumous album, 'That'll Be the Day'
*Holly's former band, The Crickets also covered the song (featuring Earl Sinks on vocals) for their 1960 effort, 'In Style With the Crickets'.
*Aaron Neville covered it on his 2013 album, 'My True Story'
References
Category:1952 songs
Category:The Clovers songs
Category:Song articles with missing songwriters
Category:Songs written by Ahmet Ertegun
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