In February 1955, singer Lloyd Price heard Richard and told him to send a demo to Price's label, Specialty Records. Specialty paired Richard with producer
Robert “Bumps
” Blackwell
, and though Blackwell was actually looking out for Specialty's answer to Ray CHARLES, the partnership was successful. Together they recorded 12 tracks in New Orleans in September 1955. These included “Tutti Frutti,
” “Long Tall Sally,
” “Rip It Up,
” and “Ready Teddy...