There's always a lof of chatter about Hendrix, Sly, and others who get a lot of nods in Prince's music, but Little Richard barely gets any props when Prince — and so many others copp'ed his glam style and sound.

If the gender bender lyrics of "If I Was Your Girlfriend" don't make the stylistic point clear, the "Shut Up! [Already, Damn!]" of Housequake should, or the whole groove of "Play In the Sunshine" should; or even the reference to his "cousin ... doing horse" — heroin being one of Little Richard's devastating drugs of choice. ... No need to even discuss hair and makup.

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Pfft.

Just ask your parents, and its the first thing they say.

Little Richard, is that you?

SOTT is a paean to Prince, and musically/lyrically it's more Sly/JB/Joni than anything else.

what

hmm...could be but as a whole I definitely hear the following influecnes on Prince

Michael Jackson

Sly Stone

Jimi Hendrix

Johnny Guitar Watson

Marvin Gaye

Joni Mitchell

James Brown

George Clinton

Al Green

Kid Creole

I hear all the way Sly Stone as the first and most important influence, then James Brown and Funkadelic/ George Clinton. But Sly all the way, Prince sounds like modern version of Sly. The vocal approach, very wild, funky,bizarre, weid and ultimately great.

homesquid said:

Prince most definitely gleaned some of his style (both dress and music delivery) and mannerisms from Little Richard. That is pretty obvious. It is odd that Little Richard doesn't come up much when Prince is compared (concerning his influences) to others. Little Richard was one of the originators, but he isn't talked about as one of the legends. Even James Brown learned a thing or two from Little Richard.

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Thin Lizzy was mentioned a while back, and I did see some similarities in the comparison.

Dandroppedadime said:

Thin Lizzy was mentioned a while back, and I did see some similarities in the comparison.

Really? In what way? I'm a big fan of Lizzy and Philo but I don't really see the two as having a lot in common, but maybe I'm missing something obvious.

A must see.

Little Richard, Paris, 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhvkpDFHx0

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Prince's sprinking of whooops! hollas and screams — when you least expect it, is all Little Richard... When the spirit hits you, just scream — works every time!

redsock said:

A must see.

Little Richard, Paris, 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhvkpDFHx0

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redsock said:

jdcxc said:

redsock said:

A must see.

Little Richard, Paris, 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhvkpDFHx0

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Little Richard was incredible...so ahead of his time in so many ways. Everyone stole from him. Daring, showman, genius.

I love Little Richard more than many around here, but y'all should also check out this guy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7ONOX8ud4

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

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