Songs Written by Shorty LongTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (May 20, 1940 – June 29, 1969) was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980. == Career == Long was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and came to Motown in 1963 from the Tri-Phi/Harvey label, owned by Berry Gordy's sister, Gwen, and her husband, Harvey Fuqua. His first release, "Devil with the Blue Dress On" (1964), written with... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Shorty Long first charted in 1949 with I Wasted a Nickel.The artist placed 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 2 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.