Robin Clark (pop singer)

For the 1980s American vocalist, see Robin Clark.
Robin Clark
Birth nameSharon Ilo Hershiser
Born (1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 75)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1960–1962
LabelsCapitol (1960–1962)

Robin Clark (born Sharon Ilo Hershiser on September 21, 1949) is an American pop singer who released four singles on Capitol Records in 1961 and 1962, and was at one time the youngest artist signed to a major record label in the United States.[1] Clark's best known recording was her debut single, the novelty song "Daddy, Daddy (Gotta Get a Phone in My Room)", which was released on January 9, 1961,[1] reached No. 1 on radio station WHYN in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 4, 1961,[2] before it "bubbled under" at No. 120 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 13, 1961.[3]

  1. ^ a b Paula Giliam, "News and Notes from the Women's News Department", Kingsport Times-News (Kingsport, TN: January 8, 1961):2-D.
  2. ^ "KTKT 990 Tucson Survey 05/28/60". Las-solanas.com.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard Music Week (March 13, 1961)