Little Richard
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Biography
[Edit]One of the original rock & roll greats, Little Richard merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans R&B, pounding the piano and wailing with gleeful abandon. While numerous other R&B greats of the early '50s had been moving in a similar direction, none of them matched the sheer electricity of Richard's vocals. With his bullet-speed deliveries, ecstatic trills, and the overjoyed force of personality in his singing, he was crucial in upping the voltage from high-powered R&B into the similar, yet different, guise of rock & roll. Although he was only a hitmaker for a couple of years or so, his influence upon both the soul and British Invasion stars of the 1960s was vast, and his early hits remain core classics of the rock repertoire.
Heavily steeped in gospel music while growing up in Georgia, when Little Richard began recording in the early '50s he played unexceptional jump blues/R&B that owed a lot to his early inspirations Billy Wright and Roy Brown. In 1955, at Lloyd Price's suggestion, Richard sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, who were impressed enough to sign him and arrange a session for him in New Orleans. That session, however, didn't get off the ground until Richard began fooling around with a slightly obscene ditty during a break. With slightly cleaned-up lyrics, "Tutti Frutti" was the record that gave birth to Little Richard as he is now known — the gleeful "woo!"s, the furious piano playing, the sax-driven, pedal-to-the-metal rhythm section. It was also his first hit, although, ridiculous as it now seems, Pat Boone's cover version outdid Richard's on the hit parade.
Boone would also try to cover Richard's next hit, "Long Tall Sally," but by that time it was evident that audiences black and white much preferred the real deal. In 1956 and 1957, Richard reeled off a string of classic hits — "Long Tall Sally," "Slippin' and "Slidin'," "Jenny, Jenny," "Keep a Knockin'," "Good Golly, Miss Molly," "The Girl Can't Help It" — that remain the foundation of his fame. While Richard's inimitable mania was the key to his best records, he also owed a lot of his success to the gutsy playing of ace New Orleans session players like Lee Allen (tenor sax), Alvin Tyler (baritone sax), and especially Earl Palmer (drummer), who usually accompanied the singer in both New Orleans and Los Angeles studios. Richard's unforgettable appearances in early rock & roll movies, especially The Girl Can't Help It, also did a lot to spread the rock & roll gospel to the masses.
Richard was at the height of his commercial and artistic powers when he suddenly quit the business during an Australian tour in late 1957, enrolling in a Bible college in Alabama shortly after returning to the States. Richard had actually been feeling the call of religion for a while before his announcement, but it was nonetheless a shock to both his fans and the music industry. Specialty drew on unreleased sessions for a few more hard-rocking singles in the late '50s, but Richard virtually vanished from the public eye for a few years. When he did return to recording, it was as a gospel singer, cutting a few little-heard sacred sides for End, Mercury, and Atlantic in the early '60s.
By 1962, though, Richard had returned to rock & roll, touring Britain to an enthusiastic reception. Among the groups that supported him on those jaunts were the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, whose vocals (Paul McCartney's especially) took a lot of inspiration from Richard's. In 1964, the Beatles cut a knockout version of "Long Tall Sally," with McCartney on lead, that may have even outdone the original. It's been speculated that the success of the Beatles, and other British Invaders who idolized Richard, finally prompted the singer into making a full-scale comeback as an unapologetic rock & roller. Hooking up with Specialty once again, he had a small hit in 1964 with "Bama Lama Bama Loo." These and other sides were respectable efforts in the mold of his classic '50s sides, but tastes had changed too much for Richard to climb the charts again. He spent the rest of the '60s in a continual unsuccessful comeback, recording for Vee-Jay (accompanied on some sides by Jimi Hendrix, who was briefly in Richard's band), OKeh, and Modern (for whom he even tried recording in Memphis with Stax session musicians).
It was the rock & roll revival of the late '60s and early '70s, though, that really saved Richard's career, enabling him to play on the nostalgia circuit with great success (though he had a small hit, "Freedom Blues," in 1970). He had always been a flamboyant performer, brandishing a six-inch pompadour and mascara, and constant entertaining appearances on television talk shows seemed to ensure his continuing success as a living legend. Yet by the late '70s, he'd returned to the church again. Somewhat predictably, he eased back into rock and show business by the mid-'80s. Since then, he's maintained his profile with a role in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (the movie's soundtrack also returned him to the charts, this time with "Great Gosh a-Mighty") and guest appearances on soundtracks, compilations, and children's rock records. At this point it's safe to assume that he never will get that much-hungered-for comeback hit, but he remains one of rock & roll's most colorful icons, still capable of turning on the charm and charisma in his infrequent appearances in the limelight.
Title: King Of Rock And Roll - The Complete Reprise Recordings (CD2)
Artist: Little Richard
Genre: Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Funk
Collections
Title: Top Rock Collection, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Oldie's Doo Wops, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Rock & Roll Stars, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: JukeBox Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: America's Greatest Hits 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Birthday Oldies Party Music
Genre: Pop
Title: Tutti Frutti and Other Crazy Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Rock N Roll, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Soul Essentials - The Best of Golden Oldies: Doo Wop
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rock & Roll Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Rock Collection, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: Inspiring Elvis
Genre: Country
Title: 22 Great American Classics
Genre:
Title: The Very Best of Summer Oldies
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Fabulous 50s (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Wonderful World of the 50's - 100 Hit Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best of Rock, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock's Very Best, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 Great Rock & Roll Hits of the 50s
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1959, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 African American R&B '50s Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Hits of 1951, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1958
Genre: Pop
Title: 1958.Made in U.S.A.
Genre: Rock
Title: The History of Rock N Roll, Vol. 5
Genre: World Music
Title: Classic Rock Christmas
Genre: Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 36 Funny Wacky Favorites
Genre: Pop
Title: Celebrity TV Commercials
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock n Roll Kings Vol.1
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Hits We Remember (Pop & Doo Wop), Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: R & B Greats
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R & B Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz Blues R&B! Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50's - A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Peacock Gospel Classics: A Tribute to Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Doo Wop Dance, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Greatest Gospel Classics
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Greatest Singers Of All Time
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Singers of All Time
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 2: 1992-1994 (Live)
Genre: Rock
Title: 15 Songs Every Man Should Listen To: Rock
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Rock & Roll Rumble Volume 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Dance Hits of the 50s & 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Best of Retro
Genre: Pop
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Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Funk, Psychedelic
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Artist: Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Music: 100 Greatest Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Specialty Profiles: Lloyd Price
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: 8 Best of 50s Rock N' Roll (Original Artist Re-Recordings)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: Le bal (Bande originale du film d'Ettore Scola)
Artist: Vladimir Cosma
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Title: Kiss the Girls (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Mark Isham
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Malt Shop Favorites (New Stereo Recordings by the Original Artists)
Artist: Various Artists
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Artist: John Lee Hooker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country, Acoustic
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: 22 Great American Classics
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Title: What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves [1967-1977]
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Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
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Artist: Larry Williams
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Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
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Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll