VERY RARE CLASSIC BOBBY DAY 78 " ROCKIN' ROBIN / OVER & OVER" LONDON HL. 8726 E+

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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE UK ISSUE OF BOBBY DAYS CLASSIC 

"ROCKIN' ROBIN"

NEVER MIND MICHAEL JACKSON - THIS IS THE REAL THING!!

Bobby Day (July 1, 1930 - July 15, 1990), was an early African American rock and roll and R&B musician.

Born Robert James Byrd, (making him Bobby Byrd - not to be confused with the funk musician/Famous Flames member of the same name), in Fort Worth, Texas, he moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of fifteen. As a member of the R&B group, The Hollywood Flames, he used the stage name Bobby Day to perform and record. He went several years with minor musical success limited to the West Coast, including being the original "Bob" in the duo Bob & Earl. In 1957, Day formed his own band called the "Satellites" following which he recorded three songs that are seen today as rock and roll classics.

Day's best known songwriting efforts were "Over and Over" made popular by the Dave Clark Five in 1965 and "Little Bitty Pretty One" popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957, Clyde McPhatter in 1962 and the Jackson Five in 1972. However, Day is most remembered for his 1958 solo recording of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hit, "Rockin' Robin", written by Leon Rene under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas. "Rockin' Robin" was a song covered by Bob Luman at Town Hall Party - 28th of October 1958, The Hollies in 1964, Gene Vincent in 1969, Michael Jackson in 1972, and by McFly in 2006.

He rocks in the tree-top all day long
Hoppin' and boppin' and singin' the song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin goin' tweet tweet tweet

[Chorus]
Rockin' robin (tweet tweet tweet)
Rockin' robin (tweet tweet tweet)
Oh rockin' robin well you really gonna rock tonight

Every little swallow, every chickadee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flapping them wings sayin' go bird go

[Chorus]

A wordy little raven at the bird's first dance
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
He started goin' steady and bless my soul
He out bopped the buzzard and the oriole

He rocks in the tree-top all a day long
Hoppin' and boppin' and singin' the song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin goin' tweet tweet tweet

[Chorus

DISC DETAILS:

UK  LONDON HL 8726  10" 78rpm   SHELLAC

A SIDE:-  ROCKIN' ROBIN

B SIDE:-  OVER AND OVER (another great side written by Bobby Day!)

CONDITION -  EX+     NICE!

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