I'm Reddy for Teddy

I'm Reddy for Teddy Political Button Museum
Category
Political
Additional Images
I'm Reddy for Teddy button back Political Button Museum
Text on Button "I'M REDDY FOR TEDDY"
Image Description

White text on a red background.
Curl Text (union bug) COPYRIGHT BET YOUR BUTTONS COMPANY. 1980 (312) 266-0418
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3 inch
Year / Decade Made
1980
1980s
The Manufacturer
Bet Your Buttons Co.
Additional Information “I’m Reddy for Teddy” could be referring to the DJ and blues singer Ready Teddy (Terence McQuiston) known for his onstage handstand. Ready Teddy was a New Orleans radio DJ who played with the local band Swamp Daddys. He earned his name from the 1956 rock song “Reddy Teddy” written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and made popular by Ready Teddy’s friend Little Richard. The phrase could also be in reference to the punk rock band Reddy Teddy which played from 1972 to 1978 based in Boston.
Sources
Kunian, D. (2013, September 25). Ready Teddy McQuiston the disc jockey – an appreciation. WWOZ. Retrieved from https://www.wwoz.org/blog/3074 Lovell, P. (2017). The Reddy Teddy History. Boston Groupie News. Retrieved from http://www.bostongroupienews.com/ReddyHistory.html
Catalog ID PO0793