RIP Rev Penniman

Started by Rob, May 09, 2020, 01:21:39 PM

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Dave W

#1
May 09, 2020, 10:25:20 PM
This video of Specialty Records owner Art Rupe has been up for 9 years and has fewer than 4000 views, probably because few people know who he is and his role in Little Richard's success. If you're a fan, it's worth 6 minutes of your time.

Bumps Blackwell, who he sent to record Little Richard, also co-wrote some of his greatest hits, including Good Golly Miss Molly.

https://youtu.be/JMxYVYeIAek

Basvarken

#2
May 10, 2020, 03:04:11 AM
Thank you for posting that Dave. Nice anecdote.
And RIP Little Richard. What a huge influence on pop and rock music!
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Rob

#3
May 10, 2020, 09:39:07 AM
Nice video thanks Dave

OldManC

#4
May 10, 2020, 07:06:25 PM
That's a great clip, Dave. Good booty!

Dave W

#5
May 10, 2020, 11:04:36 PM
Quote from: OldManC on May 10, 2020, 07:06:25 PM
That's a great clip, Dave. Good booty!

Ever since I saw this, I've wondered what the rest of the original lyrics were.  ;D

gearHed289

#6
May 11, 2020, 08:34:18 AM
That was a real nice clip. What a trailblazer he was. RIP.

uwe

#7
May 11, 2020, 12:11:57 PM Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 04:58:03 PM by uwe
I'll try to put my grief in words:

A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom in peace ETERNAL RACKET, little big man!  :-* :-* :-*

https://youtu.be/V1FNveyqgRQ

You invented the heavy rock falsetto scream and - together with Uncle Chuck B - hard rock music as such. No Ian Gillan, David Bowie or Prince without you. Danke.

https://youtu.be/5ng75Flyx4Q
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

uwe

#8
May 11, 2020, 04:46:20 PM
Always dug this here too ...

https://youtu.be/iLe0cqT9GC0

And how they move their molten lava treatment of the song  to a faster shuffle around 4:00.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

uwe

#9
May 11, 2020, 05:03:59 PM
And it's not like his songs didn't work in (very) fast too!

https://youtu.be/6QQ0YUxEqws
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

uwe

#10
May 11, 2020, 05:43:15 PM
He sure left a mark ...

https://youtu.be/cx9OXKp7KxU
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Dave W

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May 11, 2020, 10:19:37 PM

westen44

#12
May 12, 2020, 12:20:16 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQcj4-zqsc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc_F3PaYgl0

I was listening to his music even as a little child because my father had his records.  It's hard to believe he is now gone, though. 

uwe

#13
May 12, 2020, 07:02:45 AM
He gave real meaning to the term "infectious music and performance" - many decades before Corona ...
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

westen44

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May 12, 2020, 09:56:47 AM
A few years after my first band broke up the drummer started playing with Little Richard's backup band.  I don't know how he managed that.  But he was certainly a great drummer and still is.  He wasn't actually part of Little Richard's band itself, but played with the band that traveled with him everywhere. 
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