Liner Notes
BOBBY BYRD . . . HAS BEEN A LONG TIME TRYING . . . HE'S NOW MADE IT! A VETERAN VOCALIST-INSTRUMENTALIST-SONGWRITER (HE PLAYS ORGAN) BOBBY BEGAN HIS MUSICAL CAREER IN THE SMALL TOWN OF TOCCOA, GEORGIA WHEN HE, JAMES BROWN, AND TWO OTHER LOCAL KIDS, BOBBY BENNETT AND JOHNNY TERRY, STARTED SINGING AND REHEARSING IN THE FRONT ROOM OF THE BYRD HOME . . . THUS WAS BORN JAMES BROWN AND THE FAMOUS FLAMES AND THEIR FIRST RECORD . . . PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. THE REST IS HISTORY . . . AND WHAT HISTORY!
BOBBY HAS DEVELOPED INTO A POLISHED, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER BOTH ON RECORDS AND ON STAGE. CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH THE JAMES BROWN SHOW, AS A FEATURED ACT AS WELL AS BEING MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
THIS, HIS FIRST ALBUM, IS A GOOD EXPRESSION OF HIS TALENTS AND HIS HIT SINGLE "I NEED HELP" IS A FITTING TITLE FOR THE ALBUM. BOBBY BYRD, GOOD FRIEND, GOOD GUY, GOOD SINGER, GOOD INSTRUMENTALIST, GOOD SONGWRITER . . . HE MAKES IT ALL GOOD!
. . . HAL NEELY
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