Day, Bobby

Bobby Day ( English: Bobby Day , real name: Robert James Byrd Sr. , July 1, 1930– July 27, 1990) is an American singer and musician best known for his 1950 rock and roll / rhythm and blues hits. « Rockin 'Robin ’ and Little Little Bitty Pretty One ’ ^[1] .

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Birth name	Robert James Byrd
Date of Birth	July 1, 1930 ( 1930-07-01 )
Place of Birth	Fort Worth , Texas , USA
Date of death	July 27, 1990 ( 1990-07-27 ) (aged 60)
Place of death	Los Angeles , California , USA
Buried
A country	USA
Professions	singer, songwriter, music producer
Years of activity	1957-1990
Instruments	piano , keyboards
Genres	soul , R&B , pop , rock and roll
Collectives	The Hollywood Flames
Labels

Robert James Bird Sr. was born in Texas in 1930. In the 1950s, he founded the musical group The Hollywood Flames whose singles “Buzz-Buzz-Buzz” and “Crazy” in 1957 were hits. In addition, as part of the duet Bob and Earl ( born Bob & Earl ), he recorded the song "Gee Wiz" ^[1] .

The most famous song in his solo performance is “ Rockin 'Robin ” (written by Leon Rene , using the pseudonym Jimmy Thomas). She reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was awarded the Gold Disc for selling more than a million copies. ^[2]

In 1965, the song "Over and Over" written by Bobby Day was in (Bobby Day himself published it on the "B" side of the single "Rockin 'Robin"), performed by The Dave Clark Five, led the Billboard Hot 100 ^{[3] [4]} .