I mean it may be elvis aniversary or what not,

But lets rember were true rock n roll came from while its still alive

all hail Little Richard!!!!!

georgeguitar said:

Hell Yeah! If the Historians won't tell the truth, we certainly MUST.

Tutti Frutti



http://www.youtube.com/wa...ayNdjFyk1c


Long Tall Sally





http://www.youtube.com/wa...YWszcLGCSE


The true king

awesome, are they not from that girl cant help it film?
I rember actually sitting through that when i was young as i seen it said little richard was in it on the tv guide haha

I've been saying he's the KING.

He was one of the first black entertainers to be widely accepted by the world even if he was considered a threat in the US. So popular he had audiences packed in London, France, Russia, Germany and New Zealand even.

A LOT of musicians and pop stars wouldn't even be a blip without the contributions this man made. He said it so personally and I don't blame him.

"I AM THE ARCHITECT! I AM THE INNOVATOR! I AM THE EMANCIPATOR!"

Listen to him, he's telling the truth. WOOOO! SHUT UP!

Timmy84 said:

haha, im sure if u go on his website u get that bit in a sound clip! ill have 2 go check im sure it used 2 anyway

georgeguitar said:

I think they are from that movie. And the title track was 'The Girl can't Help It' which was written and performed by Little Richard, I think. He wrote so many amazing Rock & Roll classics, and had lost the copyrights to them. It just so happens that these songs were part of the ATV catalogue that Michael Jackson purchased, and Mike returned Little Richard's copyrights back to him. He did not sell them. Mike GAVE them back to him.

mrsnet said:

my respect for michael jackson has gone right back up

mrsnet said:

Wow I didn't know that. Love Mike for that.

rebelsoldier said:

I think he did the same thing for Sly Stone...not sure

funkpill said:

Michael tried to give it back to Sly but Sly said "no, brother, it's cool". Sly now says he hates himself for doing so.

Little Richard's kickass, but please, let's not turn this into a _____ vs. Elvis thread.

Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Buddy Holly

There is no one King of Rock. They ALL were. Rock music as we know it would not exist without the contributions of any one of these men. You remove something from the puzzle, and whatever we'd be listening to now, it wouldn't be this. You can't pit these artists against each other because they were responsible for different things in Rock's genesis. Let them share the crown.

Timmy84 said:

meow85 said:

don't tell the elvis fans that

meow85 said:

Add Bo Diddley and Bill Haley to those five.

meow85 said:

No one had this as a Little Richard vs Elvis thred haha, infact your comment is probably going to insight such a thread,

If it does i know whos side im on

meow85 said:

And Michael was being sweet too. Least Mike gave back or tried to other artists whom he was influenced by.

Timmy84 said:

The drugs might've been speaking for him

funkpill said:

Well yeah he was freebasing at the time so yeah the drugs may have clouded his judgment.

Such a shame because Sly was a rare talent. It took him over twenty years to realize how loved he was.

Timmy84 said:

But he wouldn't give up those Beatles catalogs

Smart

funkpill said:

Exactly!

The true Queen

jn2 said:

I Little Richard. He needs appreciation

LITTLE RICHARD IS GOD!!!!!
NOT ERIC CLAPTON, WHITE FOLKS!!!!!
ELVIS.....JAMES.....JIMI.....MICHAEL.....AND EVEN PRINCE!!!!!

GUESS WHO INFLUENCED THEM ALL?????
THEY MAY NOT HAVE ADMITTED IT, BUT TAKE ONE GOOD GUESS.....

"MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE.....WHOOOOO-HOOOOO"

SHUT UP!!!!!

funkpill said:

Don't tell America that.

I absolutely love Little Richard. He's as comical as he is talented. I hope to be as cool as he is when I reach his age.



Mashed putaytuz....gray-veh....an' cranberreh sauce.....WOOOOO WOOOO

uPtoWnNY said:

White America at least

I LOVES me some vintage Richard! 'Lucille' is for me one of the best records ever made.

And if anyone deserves the title of 'King of Rock n' Roll', it would be Little Richard, as for me he sums up the energy of that music better than most, even if he couldn't take it to the next phase like JB etc went on to.

Yes, Chuck Berry was an excellent artist and very under-rated songwriter, Elvis was great but was always a wider ranging artist than 'just' rock and roll, I love Jerry Lee Lewis, but I consider him a little more in the country music world overall, beyond the obvious hits.

And without too much of a music history lesson, remember that even tho he brought his own style, Richard came after earlier pioneers like Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris, Louis Jordan, all of whom of were excellent artists and live performers in their own right, and should imo be remembered as being more than just openers of the way for later artists...

In fact, in some ways, I'd be tempted to say Muddy Waters was as much the King of Rock n' Roll as Richard. Muddy had the first truly great up-tempo electric blues band by 1952 at latest.

But then, Muddy didn't have the outrageous personality that is Little Richard - the original Prince! Compare photos of the Richard in the '50s and P c. mid-'80s, and all becomes clear.

So much great music!

Miles said:

During the Purple Rain Mania in '84, Little Richard said this about Prince - "He's ME!"

I loved Little Richard in "Down & Out in Beverly Hills".