Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin: The Very Best Of (2002)

The definitive Bobby Day rock'n'roll album culled from his outstanding recordings for the Class and Rendezvous labels. Also includes his duets with Earl Nelson as Bob & Earl.
This compilation focuses on Bobby's Class and Rendevous period (1957-62). There are 28 tracks - including six by Bob & Earl - that bring together those rock'n'roll sides which retained enough R&B (and doo wop) feel to make him acceptable to a wide range of tastes. Born in Texas, Bobby had formed his first vocal group, the (Hollywood) Flames, in 1948/49 in LA. By the time of the Rockin' Robin hit in 1958, the Flames had become the Satellites ("this was the Sputnik era"). Bobby recalled: "We got the Dick Clark daytime [TV] show... and [it] skyrocketed". Rockin' Robin only just failed to make the #1 spot but became a world-wide hit, leading to tours including "staging three names in Hawaii: Bobby Day, Bob & Earl and the Flames with four singers!".