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Ernie Shelby

real name Ernest Irving Shelby Jr.

Ernie Shelby is credited on 754 releases across 160 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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754

Credits

160

Albums

7

Decades active

142

In collections

Biography

American soul singer, songwriter, & athlete.
Born April 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Often worked as songwriting duo with Dick Cooper.
He charted seven times in the U.S. as a songwriter between 1968-74, mostly on the R&B charts. His top charter was "Carry Me" by Joe Simon; in 1974 it hit #12 on the R&B chart.
In college, he was an All American and national-champion long jumper in the late 1950's. He was the first African-American team captain of the Kansas men's track & field team, which won their first NCAA Outdoor National Championship in 1959. He also won the World Championships in the event in 1958.

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Credited work

754 releases · 160 albums · active 1964–2026

  • Performance · 903
  • Production · 44
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: American Recording Co. · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · A&M Studios

Discography

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