Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was born in Macon, Georgia 90 years ago today. One of the true pioneers of Rock & Roll, he was a huge influence on Paul McCartney, who sang "Long Tall Sally" on The Beatles’ 1964 EP of the same name (the song was later included on the Capitol LP The Beatles’ Second Album). Little Richard’s original was releaed in March 1956 (like I was) and reached #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart in the US, the first of his songs to reach the Top Ten on the Hot 100, and it also reached #3 in the UK. The video continues with "Tutti Fruity," which was released in October 1955 and reached #2 on the R&B chart, #18 on the pop chart in the US, and #29 in the UK.
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The man rocked it out like no one else, he brought the energy of his live performance to recording. Great couple of songs!
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His music was great, his stage presence spectacular, and he was as funny as could be. Glad you liked these!
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Mr, Excitement
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He was fun to watch and could really rock hard.
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I love Little Richard and loved when he was on Bill Maher’s show or talk shows. He was so over the top. I bet he had ADD or ADHD. He zooms just like my dog does after coming back from a walk. Loved these 2 songs and that hefty man can dance!
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He used to visit Johnny Carson a lot. One night Johnny had him and Don Rickles on… you can imagine what that was like. Both could dish it out as well as take it…
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His music was fun and he was quite the showman.
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He was very different from a lot of the rockers and rockabilly guys that dominated that era. He made Jerry Lee Lewis look calm…
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He had tons of energy and very talented.
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As a teenager, there were few things more fun than driving around on a hot Colorado summer night with the windows down and the radio blaring Little Richard. Good memories!
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I can see that!
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Tutty Fruity is a great song. I’m pretty sure I Mondegreen it, but I’ve been singing “my” lyrics for too long to want to correct them, lol.
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Who cares, as long as you’re happy?
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