Bob & Earl Lyrics

Bob & Earl were an American soul music singing duo in the 1960s, best known for writing and recording the original version of "Harlem Shuffle".The original duo were Bobby Byrd and Earl Nelson (born 8 September 1928, Lake Charles, Louisiana). They had both been members of The Hollywood Flames, a prolific doo-wop group in Los Angeles, California whose major hit was "Buzz Buzz Buzz" in 1958, on which Nelson sang lead.By 1957, Byrd had started a parallel solo career, writing and recording for contractual reasons as Bobby Day. He wrote and recorded the original version of "Little Bitty Pretty One", and had a hit of his own with "Rockin’ Robin" (1958). In 1960, Day/Byrd and Nelson began recording togeth... read more