RIP Little Richard

[Michael_ Gee]

I can't imagine what it would have been like to see and hear Little Richard for the first time. By the time I heard him in the 1980s, he was more or a caricature of himself and I already knew of more "dangerous" acts such as Kiss and Ozzy. It was tough to fathom that he had ever been considered dangerous, but he was.

Saw him at the Atlantic City Pop Festival in 1969. Was already in the "legends of yesteryear" category as far as the audience was concerned. Brought the house down (metaphorically, it was at a racetrack) following Janis Joplin, which wasn't easy to do for anybody.

 

[Huggy]

In which a young Paul McCartney shows he is the best Little Richard imitator (if that's the right word) who ever lived (Ringo is great on this one too):



One of the giants of early rock and roll who made some of the most electrifying records of any era. Saw the great man once, during an otherwise forgettable legends of rock show in Toronto in 1989, and he just tore the place up.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Pat Boone wrote on his Twitter: "Richard and I are brothers both musically and spiritually."

fork you, you sanctimonious piece of shirt!!!

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Pat Boone wrote on his Twitter: "Richard and I are brothers both musically and spiritually."

fork you, you sanctimonious piece of shirt!!!

Beat me to ripping Pat Boone. I didn't even see the tweet. What Boone did to Tutti Fruitti was criminal. What the early music industry did to Little Richard was also criminal.

Little Richard, truly a Founding Father of Rock.

 

[goalmouth]

He did a cameo in the 80s on "Miami Vice".

 

[Twirling Time]

He did a cameo in the 80s on "Miami Vice".

That makes Little Richard like the sixth fifth Beatle.

 

[Neutral Corner]

 

[Spartan Squad]

He did a cameo in the 80s on "Miami Vice".

Good Golly Miss D_B
Sure like to post ya
Good Golly Miss D_B
Sure like to post ya
When you ain't scrollin' or a readin'
Won't see D_B at all

 

[Slacker]

 

[da man]

A different side of Little Richard: