"Slippin' and Slidin'" is an R&B/rock song performed by Little Richard

Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...

. The song is credited to Little Richard, Edwin Bocage (Eddie Bo

Eddie Bo

Edwin Joseph Bocage was an American singer and New Orleans-style pianist. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, soul and funk recordings, compositions, productions and arrangements...

), Al Collins, and James Smith.

Eddie Bo first recorded the song in 1956

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 under the name "I'm Wise;" his recording was released from the Apollo label

Apollo Records (1944)

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. Little Richard covered it in the same year, and changed the title to "Slippin' and Slidin'". His version is on his first album, Here's Little Richard

Here's Little Richard

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.

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...

 also covered it on his album Reminiscing

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, and both his and the Little Richard versions were included on John Lennon's jukebox

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. Lennon particularly liked the song as he covered it himself. Other artists who covered it include Dickie Pride

Dickie Pride

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 in 1959, Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1973

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 on his album Mr. Country Rock

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, Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter

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 in 1969

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 on his album Second Winter

Second Winter

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, and Otis Redding

Otis Redding

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, from his album Tell the Truth, recorded in 1967

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 and released posthumously in 1970

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. Furthermore, The Band

The Band

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 did a live version of the song in the Festival Express

Festival Express

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documentary. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

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also included a cover of the song in the episode "The Beauty of Kootie".

The song featured in the film "The Delinquents" (1989).