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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his ...
May 10, 2020 · Music. Pat Boone Remembers Little Richard: ‘He Knew He Had to Be Different’. The singer recorded milder, yet more successful, covers of the rock architect's music and looks back on one of the...
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- “Tutti-Frutti” (1955) A-wop-bom-a-loo-mop-a-lomp-bom-bom. Little Richard wrote the greatest (maybe the first) rock & roll lyric to describe a drum fill he wanted.
- “Long Tall Sally (The Thing)” (1956) "Tutti Frutti" specialized in lascivious nonsense but its sequel "Long Tall Sally" barrelled forth on lusty innuendo.
- “Slippin’ and Slidin'” (1956) "Another cat put 'Slippin' and Slidin'' out before I did, Eddie Bo, and it was a hit by him in New Orleans," Richard told Rolling Stone in 1970.
- “Ready Teddy” (1956) "Ready, set, go man go." That opening lyric is a starter pistol and Richard's voice is the blast signaling that the race is on, sending singer and musicians sprinting past one another toward the end of the chorus.
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May 9, 2020 · At the peak of their “House of the Rising Sun” fame, an unmoored Eric Burdon, Alan Price and Co. turned Richard’s song of luscious lustiness into a rough pop smash in 1964. “Lucille ...
May 9, 2020 · Back in the US, Little Richard recorded six rock and roll songs with the Upsetters for Little Star Records, under the name "World Famous Upsetters", hoping this would keep his options open in maintaining his position as a minister.
May 10, 2020 · Here are 17 essential Little Richard songs: ‘Get Rich Quick’ (1951) The first song that Little Richard got to record, as Richard Wayne Penniman, was “Get Rich Quick,” a swinging...
8 songs to understand Little Richard’s legacy. PRODUCTION CREDITS; UNDERWRITING; ACCESSIBLE TRANSCRIPT [VISUAL DESCRIPTION] ... [The man shatters a record.] Tyina: For Little Richard, the white ...
