An important cog in Los Angeles'
doo wop community during the '50s,
Bobby Day wrote three often-covered early rock classics in 1957-1958.
Day was part of
the Hollywood Flames, one of the area's top
r&b vocal groups, and briefly part of
Bob & Earl, later to hit without
Day on "Harlem Shuffle."
Day formed his own group,
the Satellites, in 1957, cutting the original "Little Bitty Pretty One" for Class Records. A nearly identical cover by
Thurston Harris beat the original out, so
Day countered with the driving "Rockin' Robin" in 1958, an
r&b chart-topper. Its flip, "Over and Over," was a hit in its own right, although
the Dave Clark Five's 1965 revival is better remembered today.
Day waxed a few more hits for Class in 1959, including "That's All I Want" and a derivative "The Bluebird, the Buzzard & the Oriole," flitting from label to label during the '60s. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Rockin Robin: The Best of Bobby Day