▁found ▁some ▁success , ▁Bird song ' s ▁records ▁for ▁V ee - J ay ▁failed ▁to ▁sell . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁his ▁recording ▁sessions ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Cos imo ▁Mat assa ' s ▁studio ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁with ▁mus icians ▁including ▁Lee ▁Allen ▁and ▁Red ▁Ty ler . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁left ▁V ee - J ay , ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁record ings ▁were ▁issued ▁by ▁Jar rett ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁on ▁another ▁of ▁his ▁labels , ▁Champion . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁very ▁vers atile ▁singer , ▁who ▁recorded ▁bl ues , ▁do ow op , ▁jazz , ▁g ospel , ▁rock ▁n ▁roll , ▁smooth ▁cro oning ▁and ▁soul ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Bird song ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁Home ▁of ▁the ▁Blues ▁record ▁label ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Will ie ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁On ▁some ▁record ings ▁his ▁backing ▁group ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁Larry ettes . ▁ ▁However , ▁commercial ▁success ▁still ▁el ud ed ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁record ▁again ▁until ▁signing ▁for ▁the ▁Sur - Sound ▁label ▁owned ▁by ▁Red ▁W orth am ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁Ref - O - Re e ▁label , ▁again ▁owned ▁by ▁Ted ▁Jar rett . ▁ ▁His ▁only ▁recording ▁after ▁ 1 9 7