Ernie Shelby

American soul singer, songwriter, & athlete.

Born April 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Often worked as songwriting duo with [a=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.