RIP Rev Penniman

Rob · May 09, 2020, 01:21:39 PM

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/little-richard-dead-age-cause-rock-news-long-tall-sally-a9506656.html?fbclid=IwAR1uKvPPxG9UHa70ZdiP9oGlhcAJ1w952fzPmbqCtngeNaJMuvqGWe6PJwg&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Dave W · 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.

Basvarken · 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!

Rob · May 10, 2020, 09:39:07 AM

Nice video thanks Dave

OldManC · May 10, 2020, 07:06:25 PM

That's a great clip, Dave. Good booty!

Dave W · 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.

gearHed289 · May 11, 2020, 08:34:18 AM

That was a real nice clip. What a trailblazer he was. RIP.

uwe · May 11, 2020, 12:11:57 PM

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.

uwe · May 11, 2020, 04:46:20 PM

Always dug this here too ...

And how they move their molten lava treatment of the song to a faster shuffle around 4:00.

uwe · May 11, 2020, 05:03:59 PM

And it's not like his songs didn't work in (very) fast too!

uwe · May 11, 2020, 05:43:15 PM

He sure left a mark ...

Dave W · May 11, 2020, 10:19:37 PM

King Ralph promo

westen44 · May 12, 2020, 12:20:16 AM

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 · May 12, 2020, 07:02:45 AM

He gave real meaning to the term "infectious music and performance" - many decades before Corona ...

westen44 · 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.