{"artistName":"Bobby Day","artistId":7985,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eBobby Day (July 1, 1928 - July 27, 1990), was an early African American rock and roll and R\u0026amp;B musician.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn 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\u0026amp;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 \u0026amp; 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.[citation needed]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay'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. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. \"Rockin' Robin\" was a song covered by Bob Luman at Town Hall Party on 28 October 1958, The Hollies in 1964, Gene Vincent in 1969, Michael Jackson in 1972, and by McFly in 2006.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes referred to as a one-hit wonder, because despite numerous recordings with a variety of record labels, Day never achieved another Top 40 hit apart from \"Rockin' Robin\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay died of cancer in 1990, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Day","playStationPath":"/stations/113306701/play","stationId":113306701,"bioPath":"/music/Bobby+Day/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Five+Satins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c93/c93d31352522aedb813286471b1f8036_md.jpg","artistName":"The Five Satins","artistId":7464,"station_id":113554830},{"musicPath":"/music/Mickey+Sylvia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f65/f65f90d76932a8958a3bd760aa634214_md.jpg","artistName":"Mickey \u0026 Sylvia","artistId":106500,"station_id":281787501},{"musicPath":"/music/Roy+Orbison","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bf7/bf7284068a16e5a8b2db694463225a17_md.jpg","artistName":"Roy Orbison","artistId":2441,"station_id":113263527},{"musicPath":"/music/Les+Paul+Mary+Ford","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d8/2d86b5bd39b0ba5f024dbe10c234a4c4_md.jpg","artistName":"Les Paul \u0026 Mary Ford","artistId":54465,"station_id":258832958},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Tokens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ec3/ec3f7254a6b790cf84de4baa951ab7cd_md.jpg","artistName":"The Tokens","artistId":775,"station_id":113428974},{"musicPath":"/music/Jay+The+Americans","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/307/3072e42728527f33b207d4d29846a614_md.jpg","artistName":"Jay \u0026 The Americans","artistId":7636,"station_id":113302256},{"musicPath":"/music/Del+Shannon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb0/fb08d14b5addd075d311b2e5ce7fef71_md.jpg","artistName":"Del Shannon","artistId":6725,"station_id":113268257},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Freeman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7ea/7eaa530df99b346e23d34c4603a01ef0_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Freeman","artistId":7455,"station_id":113496717},{"musicPath":"/music/Wanda+Jackson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/74e/74e12983388446b8bd469782bbc32624_md.jpg","artistName":"Wanda Jackson","artistId":8083,"station_id":113384991},{"musicPath":"/music/Patti+Page","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cd5/cd57e3404457e05430280382e1986fd4_md.jpg","artistName":"Patti Page","artistId":8074,"station_id":113333241},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Platters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/944/9448db4e36b9b20158d7f1cdfe351568_md.jpg","artistName":"The Platters","artistId":2764,"station_id":113290074},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Rydell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7a7/7a789594f2de6682959df72b532f939f_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Rydell","artistId":102086,"station_id":279305492},{"musicPath":"/music/Duane+Eddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/036/036accc08e14fc6d18314894e096f769_md.jpg","artistName":"Duane Eddy","artistId":1033,"station_id":113428896},{"musicPath":"/music/Buddy+Holly+The+Crickets","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a55/a556cbe73385a99e8413f99044002db2_md.jpg","artistName":"Buddy Holly \u0026 The Crickets","artistId":119312,"station_id":283328968},{"musicPath":"/music/Teresa+Brewer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f72/f72e4a42a8c4701bf913d2e6ad010b0c_md.jpg","artistName":"Teresa Brewer","artistId":8076,"station_id":114177306},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Eva","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a1a/a1ae15505f52474b328c159d70411395_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Eva","artistId":2606,"station_id":113275126},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Crests","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/45d/45d2ad8c5dfcba48af683f4ac4de944a_md.jpg","artistName":"The Crests","artistId":6729,"station_id":113330844},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Williams","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f7/2f79a2337f0d600e9f849c2b76835ef1_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Williams","artistId":108606,"station_id":281863146}]}