You have to go back to 1936 for the origins of the Jive Bombers biggest selling record. Lilian (Lil) Armstrong wrote and recorded it as Brown Gal, with her swing orchestra. It was issued on Decca 1092 backed with "Or Leave Me Alone". She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, and was accomplished in her own right. It was recorded by Deek Watson and the Ink Spots in 1938, and again by Deek in 1954. But, the Jive Bombers actually recorded in for the Citation label, only as a 78. The Jive Bombers go back to the 30's with Clarence Palmer as the lead, known as the Palmer Brothers, who were based out of Rhode Island. Palmer along with members of the group Sonny Austin and the Jive Bombers, recorded Brown Boy, now as Al Sears and the Sparrows on Coral in 1949. In 1952 the group name was the Jive Bombers and they recorded it again, this time for the Detroit based Citation records. In late 1956, the title was changed to Bad Boy, and the big hit version was waxed for Savoy. The Jive Bombers recorded four more for Savoy, and one for the Middle Tone label in 1964. The lineup was constantly changing, but lead vocalist Clarence Palmer, Earl Johnson, plus Al and William Tinney, made up the group on Savoy. The unique vocal styling's of Palmer created a great hit and several unique follow up recordings. They continued to sing for quite some time, just on the strength of "Bad Boy".
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