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The single was issued under the name "Ellie Gaye" (which she chose as a reference to Barbie Gaye, singer of the original version of "My Boy Lollipop"). [7] However, a biography about Greenwich claimed that the name was changed by RCA Records to prevent mispronunciations of "Greenwich". [2] "
Under the name Ellie Gaye, Miss Greenwich cut a single for RCA when she was 18. But it wasn't until after college (first Queens, then Hofstra) that her career took off. Signed to Trio Music, the ...
At 17, around the time she began attending Queens College, Greenwich recorded her first single for RCA Records, the self-written “Silly Isn’t It”, backed with “Cha-Cha Charming”. The single was issued under the name “Ellie Gaye” (which she chose as a reference to Barbie Gaye, singer of the original version of “My Boy Lollipop”).
In 1959 Adeberg recorded his first record "Hip Couple" for RCA Records under his self-created professional name Jeff Barry. Meanwhile, Ellie Greenwich, a student at Holstra University, released her very first commercial recording in 1958 (under the name Ellie Gaye), entitled "Cha-Cha-Charming," on RCA. Neither of their records sold well.
Jeff Barry (b. N.Y.C., April 3, 1938) and Ellie Greenwich (b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1940). While attending Hoftra in the early 1960s, Greenwich became fascinated by rock music. She hung out in record stores, and one of the proprietors introduced her to some record company scouts. They signed her to MCA as Ellie Gaye. While Ellie Gaye’s ...
"Ellie Greenwich" published on by null. B. 23 October 1940, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Greenwich’s singing career began in 1958 with ‘Cha-Cha-Charming’, released under the name Ellie Gaye.
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Dec 23, 2009 · Ellie Greenwich spent her teenage years not far from where these stores were built, and though she predated them a bit, there must have been something in the water along that stretch of Hempstead ...
