ren ier ▁on ▁vocals . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁song ▁" Be - B aba - L eb a " ▁( or ▁" E e - Bob al iba ", ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁band ▁took ▁its ▁name ) ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁Helen ▁H umes , ▁for ▁whom ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁hit , ▁W yn n ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁and ▁first ▁performed ▁it ▁several ▁months ▁previously , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁cred ited ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁later ▁versions ▁which ▁included ▁Lion el ▁Ham pton ' s ▁bigger ▁hit , ▁" H ey ! ▁Ba - B a - Re - B op ". ▁▁ ▁W yn n ' s ▁band ▁compr ised ▁Stanley ▁Case y ▁( tr ump et ), ▁David ▁Gra ha ▁( al to ▁sa x ), ▁Fred die ▁Simon ▁( ten or ▁sa x ), ▁Jim ▁W yn n ▁( ten or ▁and ▁bar it one ▁sa x ), ▁Luther ▁" L ord " ▁Lu per ▁( p iano , ▁vocals ), ▁The odore ▁Sh ir ley ▁( b ass ), ▁Robert ▁" S nake " ▁Sim s ▁( d rum s ), ▁Claude ▁T ren ier ▁( v oc als ), ▁and ▁P ee ▁We e ▁W iley ▁( v oc als ). ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁they ▁recorded ▁for ▁Modern ▁Records , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁for ▁the ▁Special ty ▁and ▁Supreme ▁labels . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁W yn n ' s ▁records ▁were ▁not ▁commer cially ▁successful , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁as