December 5th is Little Richard Day!!! "He claims to be “the architect of rock and roll,” and history would seem to bear out Little Richard’s boast. More than any other performer - Little Richard blew the lid off the Fifties, laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. On record, he made spine-tingling rock and roll. His frantically charged piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals on such classics as “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly, Miss Molly” defined the dynamic sound of rock and roll. Onstage, he’d deliver wild, piano-pounding epistles while costumed in sequined vests, mascara, lipstick, and a pompadour that shook with every thundering beat. His road band, the Upsetters, has been credited by James Brown and others with first putting the funk in the rock and roll beat." Thank you Mr. Richard for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Little Richard. :-)
http://rockhall.com/inductees/little-richard/bio/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFL047fmsgg
"Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul." - Little Richard
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