Harlem Shuffle

1964 single. The Flames were a doo-wop ensemble from Los Angeles, California whom achieved some success with the song 'Buzz Buzz Buzz' in 1958. By 1957, Bobby Byrd left the group and began writing and recording under the pseudonym Bobby Day. In 1960, he and Earl Nelson began recording together as Bob & Earl.The duo then went their seperate ways and Bobby Relf became recruited to the ranks. Bobby had also utilised his own pseudonym's, Bobby Garrett and Bobby Valentino. Bobby Relf had previously recorded as part if several acts including the Laurels, the Upfronts, and Valentino and the Lovers. The Upfronts and Valentino and the lovers also featured a young Barry White playing keyboards and singing. This latest incarnation of Bob and Earl recorded 'Harlem Shuffle' in 1963.