cynic Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Damn. When I was a little kid I thought he was just weird. Later on I figured it out and came to appreciate what he did. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 More than any other individual, he gave rock 'n' roll a bad name. Thanks, and RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard was the counterpart to Chuck Berry in showing us what to do. All of his howls and screams are still influencing singers today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy65 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 One of the true pioneers, and a big influence on the Beatles too. RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 ^^^^ +1 on being a true pioneer. One of the best impromptu declamations ever about rock and roll history is found on the soundtrack of the '73 movie Let the Good Times Roll (and I guess it's in the film too, but I never saw it). Therein, Penniman (who was into his fop persona at the time) held forth about Pat Boone's milquetoast cover of "Tutti Fruitti", proclaiming that Boone's lips weren't big enough to do the "A-Wop-Bop-A-Loo-Bop-A-Lop-Bam-Boom" line. He also reminisced about washing dishes at the bus station in Macon, GA. His actual performance was pretty strong, and he stopped the show to stage a dance contest, IIRC, yelling "Whoever dance best, they gonna give you a free ticket to Africa!" That soundtrack stood on its own, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Damn, I was just thinking about him the other day. RIP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghamerinfrance Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 And a memory from France as well....A great contribution as well as Fats Domino and so many others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Guy Dave Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Had to happen some day, but man.... this one leaves a void. SO much good stuff to choose from, but here's one to start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 ya think he might have been an influence on Prince? just a little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 RIP to a genius rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 One of one, and a trailblazer. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My blonde Norwegian wife yells from the living room: "Rich Little died!" To which I yell back, "What are the odds of him dying on the same day as Little Richard?" For a small older woman, she still packs a pretty good punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 The GOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 The consummate showman. ...but he had all the chops and singing ability and songwriting ability to back it all up. Macca and Jagger studied him and learned from him as did so many others...Robert Plant owes him...,on the Heart Greatest/Live album there is a killer live cut of I’m Down into Long Tall Sally where Ann Wilson does her level best to channel Richards...it worked. May the Architect of rock and roll RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 There's interview footage of Richard that is priceless. (Paraphrasing), "The Beatles OPENED for ME, honey! I taught Paul how to SANNG! I taught Paul the, "whooooo, whooooo!!" RIP, Mr. Penniman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 For those not into LR deep cuts, I submit the following. Not my fav LR song overall, but the vocals are ridiculous. If you want to hear him really piece his whole range together, this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 What a life he lived!! Heaven just got a whole lotta boogie woogie added to the band!! RIP LR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 He created everything I love. He created Rock N Roll. Without him the world would not be the same place. Flamboyant, out of this world, he was born to let the sun in to our eyes and a revolution of sound in to our ears. RIP Richard Wayne Penniman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGale Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 He kept good company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixlicks Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Vernon Reid was on XM Volume this morning talking about this performance with Living Color. Enjoy! WARNING: Tumbling Boomer Content! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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