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Little Richard dies at 87
- Thread starter peyrin
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I've been listening to 1950s music the past few days and assumed Little Richard was already dead.
What a fucked up year it has been...RIP to a true legend and one of the real true pioneers of Rock.
Ughh this sucks :(. Rip. I feel like little Richard had a ton of tv appearances on kids shows or shows I watched growing up, he was also referenced in a lot of cartoons, he's one of the first legendary musicians I can remember recognizing.
Side note but getting older sucks. So many staples of pop culture that you're so accustomed to just being there are passing it's tough to watch it happen :(
Side note but getting older sucks. So many staples of pop culture that you're so accustomed to just being there are passing it's tough to watch it happen :(
What a motherfucking God. What I find fascinating is how flamboyant he as in a time where being black could have been a death sentence, and being queer could have been a death sentence. I know on the later he vasiclated between being out and proud and homophobic (damn, that church brainwashing is tough) but he never ever toned it down.
While people hem and haw on who started rock and roll (him, Chuck Berry, Rosetta Sharpe), there is NO doubt he was the first rock star. There would be no Hendrix, no Bowie, no Prince, no Guns and Roses...etc. Dude laid the blueprint on how to be larger than life.
While people hem and haw on who started rock and roll (him, Chuck Berry, Rosetta Sharpe), there is NO doubt he was the first rock star. There would be no Hendrix, no Bowie, no Prince, no Guns and Roses...etc. Dude laid the blueprint on how to be larger than life.
I found out what an 8 track was through seeing one of my grandfather's with Little Richard on it. My grandma seem surprised when I actually wanted to listen to it lol.
Rest in power and thanks for the amazing music.
Rest in power and thanks for the amazing music.
Loved that as a kid. Definitely need to rewatch it. Is it available to stream anywhere? RIP to a legend.time for a rewatch
Nah couldn't find it anywhere except youtube, which has the whole film uploaded in the worst quality imaginable.
Little Richard was a genius by even the strictest definition of the word. His music is right up there with Black Sabbath's in the pantheon of things that I just cannot imagine being alive to hear for the first time. Watching him play live at the start must have felt like being smacked in the forehead by lightning.
He was basically the bridge between the then-underground, black American rock scene and all the stuff that went mainstream, and for that alone, he was important.
But also he was a hell of a singer. His version of "Keep a Knockin'" is the perfect example of a different version/cover that shows why covers are a good thing.
Also, "Lucille" is one of the great songs of all time and "The Girl Can't Help It" is arguably the best song-from-a-movie ever.
But also he was a hell of a singer. His version of "Keep a Knockin'" is the perfect example of a different version/cover that shows why covers are a good thing.
Also, "Lucille" is one of the great songs of all time and "The Girl Can't Help It" is arguably the best song-from-a-movie ever.
This was my first memory of Little Richard lol
RIP. This is a legendary loss beyond almost anything the music world has seen in modern history.
RIP Lil Richard! He was a legend.
Had no idea he did the Magic School Bus theme. That show had some great guest contributions.
Lmao!!
Had no idea he did the Magic School Bus theme. That show had some great guest contributions.
