Original Record of the Year: Little Richard - Rip It Up
I picked this one because it seemed to liven up the 50s. In my original post I said Little Richard was still performing as late as 2014 but since then he's sadly passed away.
My reluctancy to pick this record was the fact I'd known it and had heard of Little Richard for as long as I can remember. I mentioned it was a tough choice and sounds like it had some tough competition, but I can't remember if that was the case.
However I've now changed my mind and gone with something I don't think was part of the original competition because I didn't know it.
New Record of the Year: Deep River Boys - That's Right
I think it was last year that I first heard this record. I was looking through a list of songs and was inclined to listen to artists I'd never heard of and this was the record that stood out.
It also wasn't until I picked it until I discovered it was a cover of a Mills Brothers record, the group who did my Record of the Year for 1953.
Like the Mills Brothers, the Deep River Boys were one hit wonders. They also formed long before the charts with their origins being in the 1930s.
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