Born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States,[4] Day moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 15.
[4] In 1957, Day formed his own band called the Satellites, following which he recorded three songs that are seen today as rock and roll classics.
[9] "Rockin' Robin" was covered by Bob Luman at Town Hall Party on October 28, 1958, the Hollies in 1964, Gene Vincent in 1969, Michael Jackson in 1972, Lolly in 1999, and by McFly in 2006.
In 2012–2013, his uncharted recording, "Beep-Beep-Beep", was the musical soundtrack for a Kia Sorento television commercial shown nationwide in the US.
Day died of prostate cancer on July 27, 1990, at the age of 60, and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.