 In 1957, Day/Byrd and Nelson began recording together as Bob & Earl, on the Class record label.However, these releases had relatively little success, and Day/Byrd restarted his solo career.In 1962, Nelson then recruited a second "Bob", Bobby Relf (January 10, 1937 – November 20, 2007), who also used the stage names of Bobby Garrett and Bobby Valentino.