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Rob

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RIP Rev Penniman
« on: May 09, 2020, 12:21:39 PM »
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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2020, 09:25:20 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.

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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2020, 02:04:11 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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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2020, 08:39:07 AM »
Nice video thanks Dave
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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2020, 06:06:25 PM »
That's a great clip, Dave. Good booty!
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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2020, 10:04:36 PM »
Quote from: OldManC on May 10, 2020, 06:06:25 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
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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2020, 07:34:18 AM »
That was a real nice clip. What a trailblazer he was. RIP.
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2020, 11:11:57 AM »
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!  :-* :-* :-*



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.

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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2020, 03:46:20 PM »
Always dug this here too ...



And how they move their molten lava treatment of the song  to a faster shuffle around 4:00.
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2020, 04:03:59 PM »
And it's not like his songs didn't work in (very) fast too!


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« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2020, 04:43:15 PM »
He sure left a mark ...

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Re: RIP Rev Penniman
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2020, 09:19:37 PM »
King Ralph promo

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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2020, 11:20:16 PM »




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. 
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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2020, 06:02:45 AM »
He gave real meaning to the term "infectious music and performance" - many decades before Corona ...
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« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2020, 08:56:47 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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