Ting-A-Ling

"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 album, That'll Be the Day
Holly's former band, The Crickets also covered the song for their 1960 effort, In Style With the Crickets.
Aaron Neville covered it on his 2013 album, ''My True Story''