[citation needed] Keane decided to enlist in the Army Air Force, and was retired from active service due to a lung infection.

After the first episode, the producer approached Bob and told him that he would have to change his name, as the announcer was pronouncing Kuhn as "Coon."

[citation needed] By 1955 Keane was playing clarinet in several bars and clubs around Los Angeles, and one evening he met businessman John Siamas, who persuaded Bob to set up a record label with him.

[citation needed] At this point, despite Keen Records having earned over $1,000,000 from sales of "You Send Me," Bob had only an oral contract with Siamas.

Another early Del-Fi release was "Chicken Grabber" by The Nite Hawks, which although not a success at the time, was featured in John Waters' film Pink Flamingos.

Keane was portrayed by actor Joe Pantoliano In the 1987 biopic La Bamba, the story of Ritchie Valens.

After Valens' death in February 1959, Del-Fi records continued, and one of the next signings was eden ahbez, best known for his song "Nature Boy."

Other notable artists on Del-Fi over the next few years included Chan Romero, best known for his song "Hippy Hippy Shake," Little Caesar and the Romans, Ron Holden, Johnny Crawford, Brenda Holloway, the first records released by Frank Zappa, and surf bands The Surfaris, The Lively Ones and The Centurians.

The band's career was brought to an abrupt end when the corpse of Bobby Fuller was found inside his mother's car in the parking lot of his Hollywood apartment on July 18, 1966.

In late 1966, Keane also released an album titled An Afternoon Affair, under the pseudonym "Verrill Keene," which showcases his talent as an accomplished clarinet player.