Bob & Earl
Bob and Earl is an American soul musical group formed in Los Angeles,
California. The original duo consisted of Bobby Day (born Robert James Byrd) and
Earl Nelson, both members of The Hollywood Flames doo-wop group before forming
Bob and Earl. In 1957, Day began a solo career as Bobby Day, writing "Rockin'
Robin" and recording the original version of "Little Bitty Pretty One". Bob and
Earl released several singles starting in that same year under the Class record
label. Their breakthrough came with Harlem Shuffle (1963), written by Nelson and
Bobby Relf. Despite modest success up...
