 As a popular local personality, he was approached to record by Birmingham's Bama label.He recorded his own song "Birmingham Bounce" in early 1950, the Golden River Boys being renamed the Pebbles on the record.It became a regional hit, and led to over 20 cover versions, the most successful being by Red Foley, whose version reached no.1 on the "Billboard" country chart and no.14 on the pop chart.