1st RECORDING OF: Kiddio - Teddy Randazzo (1957)

You may have seen/heard Teddy performing this in the 1957 Alan Freed movie “Mister Rock And Roll.” At that time songwriter Brook Benton (who co-wrote “Kiddio”) had not yet emerged as a recording star, but in 1960 he would turn it into a top-10 hit: The original 45rpm single was issued on Vik 0289 - Kiddio (Brook Benton-Clyde Otis) by Teddy Randazzo with The Sounds, arranged by Abie Baker For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: )