This has probably been the most difficult year to date to pick my record of the year, but have decided it should be Little Richard - Rip it up.
As mentioned in my year review, this was Little Richards first UK hit. What stands out about this tune compared to others from the year is the amount of oomph it has. I'm sure everyone noticed this tune when it came out whether they liked it or not as it's so different to the more mellow traditional pop music which had been the norm for several years.
Little Richard would go on to be one of the key figures of the Rock and Roll movement for the rest of the 50s having 12 further hits by the end of the decade. By the 60s however he would only have 2 minor hits and aside from his older hits re entering the chart he would never have another UK hit.
He was a founding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and has continued to perform over the years, according to his Wikipedia page he was still performing as recently as 2013 when he was 80 years old.
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