Nancy Ames

For the Canadian scientist, see Nancy Ames (scientist).
Nancy Ames
Nancy Ames 1964
Ames in 1964
Background information
Birth nameNancy Hamilton Alfaro
Born (1937-09-30) September 30, 1937 (age 87)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation(s)Vocalist, songwriter
Spouse(s)Triaian Boyer (1964-1968)
Jay Riviere (div. ca. 1970)
Danny Ward (m., ca. 1972)

Nancy Ames (born Nancy Hamilton Alfaro on September 30, 1937) is an American folk singer and songwriter. She regularly appeared on the American version of the television series That Was the Week That Was. The TW3 Girl, as she was known, sang the show theme and special material.[1][2]

Personal life

Ames was born in Washington, D.C., the granddaughter of Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro, who served as President of Panama from 1931 to 1932 and who in 1949 was chairman of the legal committee of the Third session of the United Nations General Assembly that drew up the text of the Convention on Genocide.[2][3]

The daughter of a physician, she grew up in Washington. She attended Holton-Arms School and Bennett College, both of them for girls. By 1964, she was married to Romanian hypnotist Triaian Boyer. By 1968, they had divorced.[4] After the divorce, she married Jay Riviere, a golf course designer. They had one child, a daughter, Nancy, but ultimately divorced.[5] Ames has resided in Houston, Texas since 1972.[6] She and her third husband Danny Ward are the co-founders of Ward & Ames Special Events.[7]

Career

Ames on Hootenanny in 1963

A folk singer with a partially Spanish language repertoire, Ames was signed to Liberty Records. The A side of her first single was entitled "Bonsoir Cher, ("Goodnight Dear") and the B side was "Cucurrucucú paloma".[8][9]

She broke the top 100 twice in 1966 with "He Wore the Green Beret" (by Frank Catana and Peg Barsella), side A, and "War is a Card Game" (by Pamela Polland), side B. These were her answer songs to Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets". "War Is A Card Game" hit number 89 before falling to 96. Later in the year "Cry Softly" also placed in the charts.[10][11]

Ames had occasional TV acting appearances. She played two different characters in sketches on The Red Skelton Hour in 1966 and 1967; the latter role was in a Hippie themed sketch. Also in 1968 Ames had an acting appearance as "Louise Hahn" in a first season episode of The Name of the Game, an NBC drama. She made a cameo appearance on Laugh-In in 1968, season 1, episode 5.

She is listed as the co-writer of the theme song to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with Mason Williams per Williams' own 1969 LP entitled Music by Mason Williams. Ames and Williams also co-wrote Cinderella Rockefella, an international pop hit, in 1968.

Ames later had her own TV show which aired on KPRC-TV Channel 2 (the Houston area NBC affiliate) from 1972-1977.

In the late 1970s, Ames moved to Houston, Texas. In 1982 she and her third husband, Danny Ward, founded Ward & Ames, an events and video-production firm.[12] Ames is also the co-founder of the Plumeria Society of America, and owned the jewelry company Alfaro, A Nancy Ames Collection.[13]

US discography

LPs

  • The Incredible Nancy Ames - Liberty – LRP-3276 - (1963)[14]
  • A Portrait of Nancy - Liberty – LRP-3299 - (1963)[14]
  • I Will Never Marry - Liberty – LRP-3329 - (1963)[14]
  • This is the Girl That is - Liberty – LRP-3369 - (1964)[14]
  • Let It Be Me - Charles Calello, arranger - Liberty – LRP-3400 - (1965)[14]
  • As Time Goes By - Epic – BN 26197 - (1965)[15]
  • Latin Pulse - Joe Sherman, arranger, conductor - Epic – BN 26189 - (1966)[15]
  • Spiced With Brasil - with Laurindo Almeida, guitar; Stu Phillips, arranger, producer - Epic – LN 24238 - (1967)[15]

Compilation

  • Versatile Nancy Ames - Sunset Records – SUS-5109 - (1966)[15] Compilation of Liberty Records years material; Sunset was a subsidiary of Liberty Records.

Live album

  • At The Americana - Epic – BN 26378 - (1968)[15]

Singles (selective)

7"
  • "Bonsoir Cher" / "Cu Cu Rru Cu Cu Paloma" - Liberty – F-55548 - (1963)
  • "Malaguena Salerosa" / "Cu Cu Rru Cu Cu Paloma" - Liberty 55737 - (1964)[16]
  • "The Funny Thing About It" / "Shake A Hand" - Epic – 5-9845 - (1965)[15]
  • "Let Tonight Linger On" / "It Scares Me" - Liberty – F-55762 - (1965)[17]
  • "I've Got A Lot Of Love (Left In Me)" / "Friends And Lovers Forever" - Epic 5-9874 - (promo) (1965)[16]
  • "He Wore The Green Beret" / "War Is A Card Game" - Epic – 5-10003 - (1966)[15]
  • "I Don't Want To Talk About It" / "Cry Softly" - Epic – 5-10056 - (1966)[15]
  • "Friends And Lovers Forever" (Billboard Hot 100 #123) / "Dear Hearts And Gentle" - Epic – 5-9885 - (1966)[15]
  • "Love's Like Wine" / "My Story Book" - Epic – 5-10149 - (1967)[15]
  • "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" / "On Green Dolphin Street" - ABC Records 11100 - (1968)[17]
  • "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" / "On Green Dolphin Street" - Silvercloud Records 1001 - (1968)[16]
12"
  • Mr. Bongo - "Soul Limbo" / Nancy Ames - "Eso Beso (That Kiss)" - Sony Music Entertainment (UK) – XPR 2213 - (1995)[15]

EP

  • "1-2-3", "A Taste Of Honey" / "Call Me", "The Shadow Of Your Smile" - Epic – EP 9053 - (1966)[17]

References

  1. ^ Ess, Ramsey (May 18, 2012). "'That Was the Week That Was' Brings Political Satire to America". New York. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. ^ a b "That Was The Deb That Was". Life: 83–89. June 26, 1964. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. ^ Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1949, pp. 61ff.
  4. ^ Lowry, Cynthia (May 3, 1964). "The Year That Is for Nancy Ames". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 5.
  5. ^ Bennett, Ray (May 16, 1970). "Beauty with a beat". Montreal Gazette.
  6. ^ "Nancy Ames". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nancy Ames". The Argotist. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Photo Caption: Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner". Billboard. August 17, 1963. p. 4.
  9. ^ Ramsey, Doug (January 15, 2013). "When Harry James Met Nancy Ames". Rifftides.
  10. ^ "Top Songs Of 1966 - Top40Weekly.com". top40weekly.com. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  11. ^ "Cry Softly / Nancy Ames". billboard.elpee.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  12. ^ "Home". Ward & Ames. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  13. ^ "Nancy Ames". Ward & Ames. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  14. ^ a b c d e Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike (April 26, 2003). "Liberty Records Discography, Part 1". Both Sides Now. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Nancy Ames". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  16. ^ a b c "Nancy Ames Records". 45Cat. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Nancy Hamilton Alfaro". Discogs. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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