Bobby Day "Rockin' Robin"

The Art Laboe Show. Episode #5. November 19, 1958.

[@russleech5771]

If you were a teenager in the fifties and sixties, count yourself lucky that you were there in the greatest era of just about everything.

[@WilliamRamirez-nk9xo]

Including racism.

[@kjo2130]

Sure if you were white lol

[@pamelajordan2890]

Let's rock...when we were rocking nothing else mattered..

[@firemangan2731]

Uh i dunno if living in an era where nuclear war has a high probability is the greatest 😂 Especially the segregation part.

[@billisaac326]

@@WilliamRamirez-nk9xo Don't you ever stop this bollocks no wonder you're not liked you miserable s.o.b just fuck off and take your poisonous attitude with yah.

[@lede1810]

I love the courtesy and humbleness of celebrities back in the old days, so respectful

[@youtubingbabs]

Seriously I don't mean to be obnoxious because it happened to me and I'm like this and I'm here because I'm researching Michael Jackson right now and he sang this... But I think more people were like this... Humble, shy, respectful, because they got their butts whooped and they only got prizes when they were really actually good at something not just for trying. I am glad people are nicer now though... But it comes at a little cost of people being arrogant (unwarranted) imo. I think it just changes you somehow. Not at all saying it's good to beat kids!

[@hmackie6823]

they knew how they could easily be replaced by a dancing poodle act

[@chiefhunter3426]

What happened to famous people? Back then they were like u said kind and curdious

[@claytonbelcourt1472]

Not like today..

[@catholiccowboy8545]

Better be courteous if you're black in 1958.

[@MichaelKrick-tu8jk]

55' to 65' Best ten years of music ever.

[@barbaraberry8032]

Love that song. Back when music was good.

[@EEMusicLIVE2]

Back then artists not only had talent, but something artists don't have today. Class.

[@harvey1954]

And this guy knew how to write hit tunes. People don't realize how many famous songs were actually written by this cat.

[@beankobe8205]

Yea and white peoples would just remake his music and make more of off your music than you would😢….but we stayed positive 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@R.A.Nobell]

@@beankobe8205 Yeah, but who remembers the leaches? Bobby Day! Forever!

[@beankobe8205]

@@R.A.Nobell 🔥🔥🐐

[@johnscannell4189]

Absolutely. Took me 10 years to find this. I am 65 and just love late 50s and early 60s music.

[@jeanheard4615]

Those were the days love that time

[@janaddy3704]

They were great songs in the 50, 60, my mum you sing a sing along with those songs, and that’s how I learnt the words, great songs, great music.

[@deanmaker1643]

Thank God for KZbin i love all old songs.

[@virginia7890]

Ah thank you. Took me on a virtual journey back to my grandmothers house. My twin aunts and I danced in the kitchen to this song. Sweet Memory Lane.

[@fredlawson9394]

No school like the old school..👍👍👍

[@markboller4313]

This is an absolutely timeless classic beautiful song. ❤❤❤

[@getnoobfanflamingo]

Old music are the best better then the new music

[@GeseIIschaft]

He's so handsome and polite, what a time to be alive I'm sure.

[@MarvinJudson]

I was a child of the '50s and a youth of the '60s. I was too young to go to the "sock hop" and other '50s teenager activities of the decade but I watched my older teenage sister and brothers do all of those things and I learned a lot about '50s teen culture from them and from watching some shows on television that featured teen oriented entertainment. For me, as a little boy growing up all through the 1950s, it was the happiest time of my life and I absolutely loved the music! I listened to our big old radio all day, every day, morning to night. I listened to every song, regardless of genre and I liked virtually all of them but especially my favorite, Elvis, or as we kids called him, "Uncle El". He was truly electrifying because white audiences had never seen or heard anyone like him before. Of course he got much of his style and look and music from his favorite Black entertainers. I loved Little Richard just as much as Elvis...maybe even more. Anyway, I would not judge the 1950s by today's social standards. I completely agree the racism was horrible, and I lived in the North where it wasn't nearly as blatant as it still was in the Deep South at that time. I hated racism and refused to participate in it (I'm white.) I grew up in an integrated neighborhood and school so had Black friends who taught me much about their culture. But accepting everyone as they were, as a person, no matter what, was all I could do. And as for the "we all were terrified of the Atomic Bomb" in the 1950s...as it was depicted in the movies, yes, that was true. But in real life I never knew one kid who was scared or worried about Russia dropping the Atomic Bomb on us. We just didn't worry about it although we were very well aware of it due to all of the media propaganda. Maybe we '50s kids were 'fatalists'. We couldn't do anything about The Bomb so we just accepted it and lived our lives. Yes, racism and the threat of nuclear war was a real thing in the '50s in America but most everyone I knew, young and old, lived reasonably happy lives. All things taken in consideration: the good of the 1950s outweighed the bad. That's not to diminish the very bad things, but we dealt with them as best we could. (Those of us who cared.) I loved the '50s. I felt a sense of freedom and was happy. Getting back to the music: I loved this song, Rockin' Robin.

[@terranova486]

Realmente os anos 50 foram os melhores. Não os vivi ,nasci em 62 mas aqui no Rio, no Brasil era um dos melhores lugares do mundo pra se viver. Hoje é um dos piores. Violência sem fim, corrupção, presidente comunista ladrão Lula dá Silva. Terrível fase. Oh ia me esquecendo,,dancei muito muito mesmo essa música quando criança cantada por Jackson 5

[@Jackie-615]

This song came out before I was born

[@robinjohnson1485]

My dad named me Robin because of this song. He heard it on the radio when he was in Korea during the fifties.

[@matthewseats5168]

So are you male or female? My brother was named Robin in England where it's a male name and when we moved to USA it was a girls name and it annoyed him a lot when people kidded him about it.

[@Eeek183]

Be proud of that male or female it's a good English name

[@martyschneider3909]

that is so cool...Robin....live long Robin...tweet tweet..

[@snaggletooth5844]

Thank your dad for his service man, my dad also served, he was in afghaninstan during the soviet occupation

[@bobob61430]

My dad was in Korea in 1953 and Named my sister Robin

[@axiomist4488]

He looks like Chuck Berry's little brother ! I used to hear this on the radio when I was 11 in '58, in Cuba. I'm now 76, but I still love all the music I grew up on . Fun seeing this guy for the first time .

[@terryc.3624]

me too !!

[@xanjey17]

This man was HANDSOME ‼️‼️ You hear me 🗣🗣 his little smile, that jawline whew honey.

[@lawrencesumblin3325]

😁

[@BlueRidgeMtns100]

And he could sing!

[@scorpioslick8518]

Easy now 😂

[@dkland1980]

Plain gorgeous.

[@pissboy3001]

@@davidfinland00007 hold your horses that can be a man

[@miketheshanmanmangan]

The Original BOBBY DAY despite numerous covers remains CLASSIC

[@carolynreed451]

I had a crush on this song

[@markboller4313]

I LOVE this song... so catchy so happy so harmonic. A classic

[@qg3726]

This video just exudes innocence at every level here. The Audience was well behaved & Mr. Day just seemed so natural at performing here. Manners & Morales back then.

[@user-fn5qm1ez4q]

he's lip-synching. He's just mouthing along. He's not singing, he's just acting.

[@johncasper8031]

Tragically Bobby Day died of cancer at 60. He wrote "Little Bitty Pretty One."

[@merylburke9137]

John, I wondered how he was and now you've answered. That's sad. Both songs were great.

[@merylburke9137]

Meryl Burke He died in July 30 1990. If he was alive today he'd be 84! Wow!

[@splenderella9]

"Little Bitty Pretty One" was also a great, catchy song...he had real talent!!

[@matattackgaming3229]

Thurston Harris originally made it

[@Boxingbear]

He also did Teenage Pholosopher and Over and Over...which were both hits as well.

[@ryanmcdonald2027]

what ????? only 1 million views ! HA ! ridiculous !!!! should have 1 100 BILLION VIEWS !!!!!!!! LOVE rock n roll ! and i LOVE this song !!!!! :)

[@nicholasshade]

When I was younger my grandmother had to take care of a little girl and her name was Robin. I would sing this song to her. My grandmother has long since past and the girl has grown up. I'm laying down right now in mygrandmothers old house.❤❤❤

[@SuperChuckRaney]

still rockin?

[@robindew9072]

Still love this song still today in 2023

[@themermaidstale5008]

Love this song. Also it was a time when young men knew how to dance with a partner, really knew how to dance. Teens danced in parents basements, rec rooms, and garages. Girls practiced steps with one another in their bedrooms. Teens wen to dances at schools and parties and places that hosted teens and live local bands. It was an awesome time for music and dancing.

[@edwinrouse511]

The very best music was in the fifties and sixties !!!

[@devillehall6171]

Bobby Day was rocking more with his head than all those kids trying to dance .....great singer ! ' Over and over ' was a great tune too.

[@affliction6911]

Well those show didn't want the young people to move alot that would be considered inappropriate or suggest you movements as of in its day sexual.. lol 😄

[@sunshine18102]

Bobby day was gorgeous.

[@jackgoldstein8850]

Big hit in 1958! Went to #2 on Billboard Hot 100.

[@tracyatkins1349]

What was number 1

[@kenbecht6892]

In my neighborhood in the 1950s we used to have dance parties on neighbors patios etc. Always had adults to chaperone but it was so cool. Wouldnt trade growing up in the 1950s for anything. Dad worked, my mom was a housewife who took care of me & my 3 brothers. Played in the street or yard with friends until it got dark or dinner time. Good fun music or romantic songs. Nothing foul or crass...that came much later. I thank the Lord for all he had given us. This WORLD is very very different now

[@doracanady4105]

Yes, I totally agree with your comment!! This is a much different world!! I pray all day for my grandchildren.

[@thestars386]

People were very much more civilized back than. Unlike today.

[@ketami2]

I was born in 86 and one year for Christmas, maybe I was 11, I got a cassette tape of classics. This was on there with Earth Angel and a bunch of hits. I listened to that tape over and over. I know I still have it somewhere. Rockin Robin was my favorite!

[@RebeccaCampbell-fe9sw]

Who still listens too this hell yea

[@user-js9ow5eg3d]

One of the greatest rock n roll songs and overlooked songs

[@barbarapeterson4000]

It's 1958 - segregation is rampant even in Los Angeles - and Art Laboe not only has a black man on his TV show but also shakes his hand. Laboe was one of the pioneers of Civil Rights.

[@marybetz1775]

Always loved this song.

[@harrietbond975]

Wow! How handsome was he? What a fantastic voice. ♥️

[@TomElvisSmith]

First time I've ever seen this whole performance footage, I'd only seen a few seconds of it before. This was great! I wish music was fun like this today.

[@leahc1427]

I love it

[@debrarainingstar632]

Me too love. My mom grew up in the 50's, she had 7s 8n the 60's and our musical education was very wide for which I'm thankful. I loved the dances too. My children and now grandchildren have the same upbringing. And yes the celebrities were so different back then.

[@mattwimbish664]

Why can't music be this simple and fun anymore?

[@joegaito702]

Let's rock rockin Roberts just classic music after all these years later you should be proud you made my weekend appreciate the memories you guys rock thanks ! Joe

[@davidsmith2842]

Awesome song love it this song is a classic and will never die out

[@christineabercrombie7316]

I saw a crow rocking back and forth in the tree top today. Smart bird X

[@TheColtssb41]

This song was always one of my favorites, a brilliant classic. And that flute solo just simply kicks ass!

[@hershenso]

I have always loved this song. I took a trip to Costa Rica and there was a parrot on a low branch and I started whistling this song to him and he started whistling along with me and I kept whistling the whole song all the way through and he whistled with me the whole way through! It was amazing and the highlight of my vacation.

[@surrealfarm]

I bet that was Charlie. He was a pet bird of mine when I lived there, and he could imitate ANYTHING and anybody. He got loose one day and I could not get him back. Last I heard, he was scaring people by hiding in trees and talking to them in their friend's or family members voices.

[@af4od02]

Excellent. Thanks for making this film available to us viewers. An early version of Morris Day!

[@Mj-hl9dl]

2021...Love it...Only one.. Rocken Robin..

[@stevensmith8666]

I was a toddler, but I had a grandmother who had 3 daughters in high school. This was in "hot rotation" on their RCA record player. Go, Rockin' Robin!

[@DLee1923]

💕 The song begins at 1:25 ! 👍🏼 "He out-bopped the buzzards & the orioles !" 💟💟💟 Rock on, crazy cats !! ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@francynemixon8229]

The innocent days. ❤😊

[@albertagal46]

I was 12 that year and watched American Bandstand on Detroit tv so of course I know the words to this song and so many fabulous oldies.

[@el_ation1285]

If I was a teen in the 50s I woulda been crushing lol he was handsome

[@leojanuszewski1019]

I look exactly like him.

[@jerrysanders1208]

I TELL YOU I WAS THERE,THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, THE GOOD OLD 50'S!!!

[@DelgaVaz_13]

@BishopDon MagicJuan bhSHehejeu

[@DelgaVaz_13]

@@leojanuszewski1019 yyy

[@DelgaVaz_13]

@William Akiu 7o 0hgf1a

[@j.perez-franco]

I was born in the 80s n these are still the jams

[@55mmartin]

My son's name is Robin. I used to sing this to him and play the song when he was little. He grew up to be a bass player in a rock band, LOL!

[@sannimcable]

Just reeling back the years

[@ericaharris4728]

This brought back a fun memory, while standing in line for a ride at a six flags in Texas, this song came on, and by surprise people in line started dancing. It was so much fun.

[@danielmedina2078]

First song I ever danced to . . . Jr. High school dance with Krista Hershey (1978) . . . I will never forget it

[@leonadams1942]

love this song.

[@Truesong922]

I’m 9 and I love 90s

[@henrywilliamsiii1120]

Pioneers of R&R; Robert Johnson, Big Mama Thornton, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Big Joe Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Bobby Day and the countless black musicians along the Mississippi Delta including BB King and Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Bo Diddley!

[@slashshot122]

I listen to some of the heaviest metal on the face of the planet but I always go back to the solid gold oldies because it reminds me so much of my grandparents my grandpa would get get dog drunk and blast this music I love it and I’m 28

[@rosskerr6740]

Never get tired of the oldies 👍

[@mrsbluesky8415]

I bought the 45 when Michael Jackson released his version in the early 70s. Had no idea it was a cover and it’s funny when you find out a song you thought was new in your generation is actually old. Still happens to me today.

[@annaoneal4709]

My parents rocked out to this in high school! Sooo cool!

[@s.romero2934]

I was born in the fifties, my kids sang it in the 80’s and now my granddaughter hip hop and jazz to it 2021.💕♥️

[@lindacollins6939]

Little Army “brat” living on Okinawa at the time...loved it then as an 8 year old, love it today at almost 75!! Handsome man!,, Damn

[@tanyalarose8907]

My mother's band used to perform this song. The crowd always loved it.

[@livmurray1958]

I wasn't born but raised in all this great music looooooooveeeeeee 🎤🎶🎸🎹💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@crisgonzaba7751]

✔ 🎸 🔥 🎸 🎶 🎵 🎼 🎻 🎹 🎤💝⚡⭐💝🎉💝

[@brucescott4261]

Michael Joseph Jackson was just a baby when this classic 45/78 RPM single was released in 1958. R.I.P. Bobby Day. ROCKIN' ROBIN FOREVER!!!

[@KatharineMcBride-qq7wq]

This song makes me feel young😂😂❤

[@Yesica1993]

I've adored this song forever but I had never seen the singer!

[@kraigkosier9026]

Rockin Robin and Tossin and Turnin we’re my favorite songs back in the day. Bobby Day and Bobby Lewis we’re fantastic performers and introduced me to “rock and roll” I still know every word to those songs.

[@melodymccullough5262]

Bobby Day is a young version of Chuck Berry. Love! ♡

[@brookekobasher5125]

They are basically the same age.

[@isabellelevy-banchereau3271]

Merci pour ce partage en live Il me permet de découvrir Bobby Day que je ne connaissais pas du tout Pourtant il a un sacré rythme mais je suis passée à côté Super chanteur J'aime beaucoup Belle découverte RIP Bobby Day

[@josephinesamarripa3081]

Well, I wasn't a teenager, I was was born in the 60s but are sure live this song 😊

[@chiefhunter3426]

Its amazing to see this and realise that this was the national TV broadcast of him

[@naturenanny562]

Inside for a month , teaching the grandkids the oldies !!

[@sunshineandstarlight]

Nice

[@robincole9629]

my sister was a teenager when I was born. I was told, I would stand in a play yard ( play-pen) in front of American Bandstand and other early rock an roll music and ...be-bop to rock n roll!! I was told my sister named me...I was born in 1958, and I proudly am named Robin!! unlike some I love my name. lol

[@joegaito702]

Way to go rockin Robin you rock thanks for the memories best wishes to everyone take care. Joe

[@stephenwhiteman4668]

A Rock & Roll Classic thank you Bobby

[@davidball2044]

This is one of the best songs ever!!!!!!!!

[@bettyharvey8445]

Great memories great years so glad to part of those great years

[@Mikeyboy609]

when I was 18 an older lady in her forties danced with me to this song....I loved this music since then.....:)

[@jessieparadis9950]

I love Rocking Robin, listening in my childhood.

[@goodliving1972]

Hi Jessie,hope you’re okay ?

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

"All the day long" we love this always "rockin'" jam.🎯🎵🎶🐦🌳☀️ Stay safe everyone!

[@tyreewhite6653]

I have not seen any video of this song. It puts a SMILE!

[@webefab]

aww he was a cutie and so humble.

[@raylopez7622]

I met Bobby day back in the early 80s cool guy rest in peace art LaBow still rocking at 91

[@amymartinez9129]

RIP Art Laboe, thank you for introducing rock n roll to Southern California!!

[@marvellaerickson2911]

I was born in 1960I remember As a kid Sing a song Cause my mom and dad played it Echo listening to bobby day's music I Really love all his songs I was so happy to hear That his music was in the Hall of fame records That made me feel very happy He will always go down as 1 of the greatest singers In his music will carry on I hear it in a lot of movies They still play his songs

[@albertehlers5447]

I was born in 68 growing up to this my parents listen to it

[@slingbladejeff]

TALENT. GREAT.

[@mikebrown5648]

I'm glad I was born and raised in these times now this is music😎

[@lauradavies4243]

What wonderful music we had! not like today it was much better when we were younger !!

[@devinarant7482]

Hello Laura, How are you doing?

[@lauradavies4243]

@@devinarant7482 Am okay thank you Devin how you !!

[@familyiseverything1617]

Classic song🤩🥰😍

[@sandraoss326]

Had this 45 & played it all the time.

[@ryer.2922]

Thanks to Hollywood Graveyard and their relentless commitment to showcase the names of the classic men and women of history. Music is unique to each and every person

[@marvellaerickson2911]

I think that bobby day Was 1 of the best singers I haven't heard much About him If there is more interviews I would love to see him More videos I hope you made it to the hall of fame Of records There's not much Said About him He was talented Awesome Singer Musician His music Is there a good Even for today

[@joelfranco7218]

They don't make music like this anymore folks music began to go down in the 90s the 50s a and 60s was a golden era of great music. One of my favorite songs from that time how can anyone not like this song.

[@user-vb8wi1ge8k]

Nothing but love, wish all music was like this.