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Bobby Day

Bobby Day (born July 1, 1928 - died July 27, 1990, was an African American musician.

Bobby Day

Born Robert J. Byrd 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. In 1957, Day formed his own band called the "Satellites" following which he authored three songs that are seen today as Rock and Roll classics.

Bobby 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 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", a song covered by Michael Jackson in 1972.

Sometimes referred to as a one-hit wonder, despite numerous recordings with a variety of record companies, after "Rockin' Robin" Bobby Day never achieved a Top 40 hit again.

Bobby Day died of cancer in 1990 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.


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Bobby Day died of cancer in 1990 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Other (as artist and/or producer):. Sometimes referred to as a one-hit wonder, despite numerous recordings with a variety of record companies, after "Rockin' Robin" Bobby Day never achieved a Top 40 hit again. Solo:. However, Day is most remembered for his 1958 solo recording of the Billboard Hot 100 No.2 hit, "Rockin' Robin", a song covered by Michael Jackson in 1972. With NWA:. Bobby 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 the Jackson Five in 1972. On the Eminem song "Encore", featuring Dre himself, Eminem mentions that the Eminem crew will "make" him do the album.

In 1957, Day formed his own band called the "Satellites" following which he authored three songs that are seen today as Rock and Roll classics. However, in November 2004, Dre and Interscope confirmed that Detox was still in the works and is currently scheduled to be released in Fall 2005. He went several years with minor musical success limited to the West Coast. The project was declared to be cancelled for a while, as Dre decided to put all his effort into producing the artists on his Aftermath label, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Eve, The Game, Stat Quo, and Busta Rhymes; former NWA member Ice Cube is currently negotiating a contract with the label. As a member of the R&B group, the Hollywood Flames, he used the stage name Bobby Day to perform and record. The release of Detox, which was to be Dre's final solo album, was planned for 2004. Byrd in Fort Worth, Texas he moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of fifteen. Dre and Eminem produced the major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin' for Queens rapper 50 Cent, featuring the Dre-produced hit single "In Da Club.".

Born Robert J. In 2003, Dr. Bobby Day (born July 1, 1928 - died July 27, 1990, was an African American musician. A song of his, "Bad Intentions" (featuring Knoc-Turn'Al), was featured on the soundtrack to The Wash. Dre has also appeared in the movies Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day, though later stated that he does not intend to pursue a career in acting. Dr.

The style was also prominent in his following production work for other artists, including hits such as "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve and Gwen Stefani (whom he would produce again on the Stefani and Eve track "Rich Girl"), "Break Ya Neck" by Busta Rhymes, and "Family Affair" by Mary J Blige. The album followed a new musical direction, characterised by high-pitched piano and string melodies over a deep and rich bassline. The album was highly successful, thus reaffirming a recurring theme featured in its lyrics, stating that Dre is still a force to be reckoned with, despite the lack of major releases in the previous few years. Once again, the album featured about as much of Dre's voice as the voices of numerous collaborators, mostly Hittman, Snoop Dogg and Eminem.

Dre 2001, in 2001. Dre released his second solo album, Dr. By the time The Eminem Show was released in 2002, Eminem was producing the bulk of his output himself. Dre.

The latter featured slightly less involvement by Dr. Dre signed aspiring Detroit rapper Eminem to his label, producing his controversial album The Slim Shady LP in 1999, followed by the even more successful and controversial The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. In 1997, Dr. The track was intended as a symbolic good-bye to gangsta rap, in which Dre suggested that he is moving on to another level of music and lifestyle.

The Aftermath album, released at the end of the year, featured songs by the newly signed Aftermath artists, and a solo track "Been There, Done That". Dre Presents .. The Dr. Dre left Death Row to form his own Aftermath Entertainment label.

By the end of the year, however, the success of Death Row had taken a reverse turn, following the death of Tupac Shakur and racketeering charges against Suge Knight. Foreseeing the label's collapse, Dr. Dre as a major force in the music industry. In 1996, the song "California Love," a highly successful collaboration with Death Row artist Tupac Shakur, helped further establish Death Row and Dr. Doggystyle achieved phenomenal success, being the first debut album for an artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts.

Dre produced Snoop Dogg's debut album Doggystyle, with similar subject matter and musical style. The following year, Dr. Dre and his patented G Funk. Thanks to the single "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," and hits like "Let Me Ride" and "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", The Chronic became a multi-platinum seller, making it virtually impossible to hear mainstream hip-hop that wasn't affected in some way by Dr.

Not only was the record the debut of his elastic G funk sound, it was the beginning of his collaboration with rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg (later simply known as Snoop Dogg), a young man who had recorded some homemade tapes with Dre's stepbrother Warren G. Snoop's voice appeared on Dre's 1992 debut album The Chronic as much as Dre's did. Dre released his first solo single, "Deep Cover," in the spring of 1992. Dr. Dre enjoyed significant success in NWA, but left the group at the peak of its popularity in 1991 to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight.

Dr. In 1986, he and fellow World Class Wreckin' Cru member DJ Yella were two of the founding members of NWA, a highly successful and controversial group that created the protoype for much of what was termed "gangsta rap" in the 1990s. Dre started his producing career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru during the first half of the 1980s. Dr.

He is also notable for being the co-founder of Death Row Records (with Suge Knight); and the founder of Aftermath Records, a successful imprint for Interscope Records that features multi-platinum artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, and Dre himself. Dre is best-known as for his collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists such as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Tupac Shakur, and also as a former member of pioneering gangsta rap group NWA. Dre (born Andre Young on February 18, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an African-American record producer, rapper, and record executive, one of the most successful and well-known producers in the field of hip hop music. Dr.

Knoc-Turn'al) (2002) #4 UK. "Bad Intentions" (feat. Snoop Dogg) (2000) #23 US; #3 UK. "The Next Episode" (feat.

Eminem) (2000) #25 US; #7 UK. "Forgot About Dre" (feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg) (2000) #6 UK. "Still D.R.E." (feat.

"Zoom" (with LL Cool J) (1998) #15 UK. 2Pac). "California Love" (1996) (feat. "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (1995) #10 US; #25 UK.

"Let Me Ride" (1993) #34 US. "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993) #8 US. "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (1993) #2 US; #31 UK. (Nine Inch Nails).

Even Deeper, Nothing, 1999. (The Firm). The Album, Aftermath, 1997. Back N Tha Day, 1996.

First Round Knock Out, Triple X, 1996. (contributor). Murder Was the Case, Death Row, 1994. Concrete Roots, Triple X, 1994.

(Snoop Doggy Dogg). Doggystyle, Death Row, 1993. (Above The Law). Livin' Like Hustlers, Epic, 1989.

(The D.O.C.). No One Can Do It Better, Ruthless, 1989. Detox, 2005. Dre 2001, Aftermath, 1999.

Dr. Dre Presents...The Aftermath, Aftermath, 1996. Dr. Greatest Hits, Central Station, 1996.

The Chronic, Death Row, 1992. Niggaz4life, Ruthless, 1991. 100 Miles and Runnin' , Ruthless, 1990. Straight Outta Compton, Ruthless, 1989.

and the Posse, Macola, 1987. N.W.A.