Rip It Up / Ready Teddy

by Little Richard

Rip It Up / Ready Teddy cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: June 1956
  • Label: Specialty
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 4:31
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A frantic, high-energy double-sided hit that further cemented the artist's wildly kinetic approach to piano-driven rock. Its breathless tempo and shouted vocals served as a foundational blueprint for subsequent garage and punk musicians.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, party, rhythmic, piano, raucous

Tracklist

  1. Rip It Up (2:21)
  2. Ready Teddy (2:10)

Credits

  • Little Richard And His Band - primary artist
  • John Marascalco - written-by
  • Robert Blackwell - written-by

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