Ok, it was all around before Little Richard but he distilled it.
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I was surprised to realise, from the news report, that he gained popularity as early as 1955 with Tutti Frutti: in memory he belongs to a slightly later era. Also to hear him say that Pat Boone and Elvis had sold more of Tutti Frutti than he had. Hard to recall, now, how difficult it was for a black artist to gain recogntion and acceptance in the fifties.Last edited by kernelbogey; 10-05-20, 09:06.Comment
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Awopbamboom. Being flamboyantly gay at the time probably challenged people as well.Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
You probably thought of him as from a later era because the early Beatles records had many of his tunesComment
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Maybe not so hard in the jazz/rock era. (Just Google black jazz musicians.) Until this news of Little Richard's death I had all but forgotten him, but he was everywhere in my childhood, and I just loved the extrovert free-wheeling style!I was surprised to realise, from the news report, that he gained popularity as early as 1955 with Tutti Frutti: in memory he belongs to a slightly later era. Also to hear him say that Pat Boone and Elvis had sold more of Tutti Frutti than he had. Hard to recall, now, how difficult it was for a black artist to gain recognition and acceptance in the fifties.Comment
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'Tutti Frutti' was a big hit in our house when the kids were growing up because they loved this film where the household appliances clean the house to the great Little Richard played by the radio.
Both the kids were very sad to hear he had passed on!Last edited by johncorrigan; 10-05-20, 14:40.Comment
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I always enjoy reading David Remnick in the New Yorker and here's his tribute to Little Richard.
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Good article JC. Here are some pieces by the lesser known references... I feel a Spotify playlist coming on.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
Esquerita
Brother Joe May
Roy Brown
Billy Wright
And a picture of Esquerita:
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They were great, Global. Top tunes. Particularly enjoyed Brother Joe. Here's a wee anecdote from David Bowie.
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ha, that's great.
somewhere there is a recording of when Jimi Hendrix played with Little Richard - can't find it though, it's on Vee-Jay records.
Here is Jimi Hendrix with the Little Richard house band (easy to spot - he is the one playing his guitar upside down)
This is a phony, neither Little Richard nor Jimi Hendrix..
This is Hendrix but not Little Richard
At which point I gave up, but here's Little Richard showing how to work a crowd in a masterly way :
the playlist:
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As was said in David Remnick's article which I posted earlier, 'The core of Little Richard’s music career was brief, but his influence was, and is, everywhere' and 'There is more voltage in one of those three-minute performances than there is in a municipal power station.' If you doubt it, have a look at this half-hour Granada TV production from 1964 called 'It's Little Richard', accompanied by the rather excellent Sounds Incorporated and The Shirelles, and an audience that becomes increasingly wild with excitement. And in there a fantastic, energy-infused take on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' - he really was special.
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Sarfraz Manzoor interviewed Little Richard in 2008 - here's the programme which aired yesterday morning on Radio 4.
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