. During the ballroom's heyday in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, many of music's greats played there:Elvis Presley,Johnny Cash, Duke Ellington,Chuck Berry,Little Richard,Ike and Tina Turnerand Fats Domino.Glen Campbellhad lived in the kitchen at the venue for a while before he became famous....
Little Richard was born Richard Penniman on December 5th, 1932, in Macon, Georgia. His father, Charles “Bud” Penniman, sold moonshine and ran a tavern called the Tip In Inn. His mother, Leva Mae Penniman, raised Richard and 11 brothers and sisters in a small house in the Pleasant Hill...
DrummerJohn Bonhamopted for the latter. He spontaneously broke into the opening drum bit of the Little Richard song "Keep a Knockin'." Page fell into the groove next on his 1959 Les Paul, playing an old-school,Chuck Berry-style riff. Jones and Plant also chimed in with off-the-cuff id...
conveying the sweaty energy of music sessions limited to a few tracks on an Ampex tape machine and vocals sung along with a live band. He explores Little Richard’s musicianship; his family life; his uphill battle against racism; his interactions with famous contemporaries and the media; and ...
Richard Greene (1) Richard Groove Holmes (3) Richard Harris (1) Richard Hell & The Voidoids (1) Richard Oakes (1) Richard Perry (1) Richard Tee (1) Richard Thompson (3) Richie Havens (1) Rick Conrad (1) Rick Danko (1) Rick Hall (2) Rick James (1) Rick Ri...
It gives them the right, and the opportunity, to call on their famous friends for a collection of often never-to-be-repeated collaborations. So it was for the superstar who landed on the UK chart with his Duets collection on December 4, 1993: none other than Elton John. The world-...
Over the years, the Chinese leader has followed the school's development, said Erdelyi. "He gave a lot of valuable advice for the school, including the famous Chinese proverb: 'It takes 10 years to grow trees, but 100 years to cultivate people.'" ...
Many doo-wop vocal groups, therefore, were considered rock-and-roll acts, as were performers such as Little Richard and Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Because the distinction between rock and roll and rhythm and blues was not based on any hard-and-fast rules, most performers issued records...
Featured in the anthology are Richard’s world-famous original hits such as ‘Lucille,’‘Tutti Frutti,’‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ as well as a generous selection of B-sides and rarities. An illustrated booklet of more than 30 pages is also included, with some rare...
Little Tony. Actor: L'odore della notte. Little Tony was born as Antonio Ciacci in 1941 in Tivoli, Italy, but he was a citizen of San Marino. His parents were born there, and he never applied for Italian citizenship although he lived there most of his li