Little Richard standing on top of the piano, all lights, sequins and energy, I decided there and then that I was going to be a rock and roll piano player." 19 Jun 1964 Martha and the Vandellas recored one of Motown's signature songs 'Dancing in the Street' at Hitsville U.S.A....
“One day a reel of tape, wrapped in a piece of paper looking as though someone had eaten off it, came across my desk,” Specialty AALR man Robert “Bumps” Blackwell told Charles White, Little Richard’s biographer. Richard was scrubbing pots and pans at the Greyhound bus station in Ma...
“Tutti Frutti,” is one of history’s most covered songs—a staple of the pre-Invasion Beatles—and Elvis pivoted from country to blues rock after Little Richard made R&B’s sexual overtones a fundament of the new musical order. Even Hendrix, the greatest instrumentalist in rock history, ...
If you trace the influences of various rock 'n' roll bands through the '60s and '70s, most roots will lead back toLittle Richard.Led Zeppelinwas no exception. "My preoccupation as a very young early teenager was a music form that I might have missed. ... If I had missed it, I wou...
Chuck Berry and Little Richard were among the first ten inductees voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition, they have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and several of their recordings have been listed amongRolling Stonemagazine's500 Greatest Songs of All Time,as...
B. Barnum, but more so as an arranger, back when songs needed arranging I guess: The Supremes, Little Richard and, in a most hands on capacity, Lou Rawls. A few of H. B. Barnum’s many non hits spilled over to Northern Soul, like ‘Heartbreaker’, re-released in ’76 as a ...
Duets also featured Elton’s voice up against Tammy Wynette, some five years before her death, on “A Woman’s Needs,” and placed him with one of his original rock’n’roll heroes, Little Richard, on “The Power.” The album reached No.5 in an 18-week UK chart run, and although ...
It explores the social and cultural context that gave rise to these genres and highlights the contributions of iconic African American artists such as Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard. Hip-Hop and its Global Impact This chapter focuses on the genre of hip-hop and its far-reachin...
Singing: along to the Richard Ashcroft and Liam Gallagher version of C’mon People (We’re Making it Now.) It’s the perfect pairing you never knew you needed. It makes me grin. Here on Spotify. Grateful: for a year’s worth of Spotify. Listening: to Grace Dent’s Comfort Food pod...
A box set celebrating the unique genius of Little Richard, ‘Directly From My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years,' is coming this summer.