Gaynel Hodge – Music AmneZia https://www.musicamnezia.com Remembering Forgotten and not so Forgotten Music Mon, 19 May 2014 21:22:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?v=5.4.16 1949: The Hollywood Flames https://www.musicamnezia.com/1950-hollywood-flames/ https://www.musicamnezia.com/1950-hollywood-flames/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:16:23 +0000 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?p=492   Biography The Hollywood Flames were an American R&B vocal group in the 1950s, best known for their hit, “Buzz Buzz Buzz“. They formed as The Flames in 1949, in Watts, Los Angeles, at a talent show where members of various high school groups got together. The original members were Bobby Byrd (lead), David Ford, […]

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