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Rock and Roll and R&B singer and songwriter Bobby Day was best known for his only major hit “Rockin’ Robin” recorded in 1957 on the Classic Label. In 1958, the single, written by Leon Rene under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, reached no. 1 on the R&B chart, no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and sold over one million copies. Day was a multi-instrumental artist, music producer, singer and songwriter.
Robert James Byrd was born July 1, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas. HIs mother was Julie Jennings. He moved to Los Angeles at age 15 and began performing with the Hollywood Flames at the Otis’s Barrelhouse Club in Watts, Los Angeles. The club opened in 1948 and was co-owned by Johnny Otis, Bardu and Tila Ali.
In 1949 Day made his first recording, “Young Girl” with the Hollywood Flames on the Selective Label. The song was released in 1950. Day had minor music success as lead singer of the Hollywood Flames during the 1950s, performing under the stage name of Bobby Day. Their hit song “Buzz, Buzz, Buzz” which he wrote, reached no. 11 on the R
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Rock and Roll Pioneer Bobby Day
Bobby Day, born Robert James Byrd, left his birthplace in Fort Worth, Texas to pursue a music career. We would start his career in 1953 or 1954 as a teenager in Los Angeles. Through many decades in the music industry, he would be involved in several acts. It would be two hits that made him a part of rock history.
Early Career in R&B
His early career saw him as the lead singer of the R&B/doo-wop group the Hollywood Flames under the name Bobby Byrd. He would later take the name Bobby Day. Throughout the 1950s he performed in several acts such as the Satellites and Bob & Earl. He recorded several songs that didn’t get major airplay at the time but would become bigger hits either in that decade with other artists—such as “Little Bitty Pretty One” with Thurston Harris and the Jackson Five—or in the following decades as was the case with “Over and Over.”
Rockin’ Robin
In the late-1950s rock and roll had been around roughly a decade. Several bands were experimenting with the sound—including contemporaries such as Rose
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Bobby Day
American singer and producer (1928–1990)
Bobby Day | |
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| Birth name | Robert James Byrd |
| Also known as | The |
| Born | (1930-07-01)July 1, 1930 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1990(1990-07-27) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | *Doo-wop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1950–1990 |
| Formerly of | The Hollywood Flames Bob and Earl |
Musical artist
Robert James Byrd (July 1, 1930[1] – July 27, 1990),[2] known by the stage name Bobby Day, was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and songwriter. He is best known for his hit record "Rockin' Robin", written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas.[3] Day also wrote the top-10 Billboard hits "Little Bitty Pretty One" (1957, Thurston Harris) and "Over and Over" (1965, the Dave Clark Five).
Biography
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States,[4] Day moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 15.[4] His first record
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