Coming home the other night I flipped over to 1690AM, because, as usual, all the songs on the multiple FM stations available were total crap, and after some nondescript enjoyable song Little Richard burst onto the radio...
I'm not exaggerating. Burst onto the radio is a perfectly good description of Little Richard's early catalog. "Long Tall Sally" was the song, and good giggly wiggly, I had not heard it in a long time.
http://youtu.be/jqxNSvFMkag
I grew up listening to Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Elvis thanks to my dad's record collection. Luckily he taped most of these onto 8-Tracks that we could take on the road with us. These rock 'n roll pioneers in addition to The Everly Brothers, John Lee Hooker, and Jerry Lee Lewis would keep me more than entertained on long rides in the Buick Electra Estate wagon -
I'm not exaggerating. Burst onto the radio is a perfectly good description of Little Richard's early catalog. "Long Tall Sally" was the song, and good giggly wiggly, I had not heard it in a long time.
http://youtu.be/jqxNSvFMkag
I grew up listening to Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Elvis thanks to my dad's record collection. Luckily he taped most of these onto 8-Tracks that we could take on the road with us. These rock 'n roll pioneers in addition to The Everly Brothers, John Lee Hooker, and Jerry Lee Lewis would keep me more than entertained on long rides in the Buick Electra Estate wagon -
Imagine it in baby blue with the fake wood paneled rocker panels and you'd have the Benefield Family Truckster.
So, back to the point. Little Richard. That excitement. That mania. That full-out, no holds barred drive. Wow. That totally spoke to me as a kid.
"Ooh, My Soul" - http://youtu.be/C0zxESS3djI
Damn. Listen to that. I can only imagine how that scared so many upstanding, good citizens to DEATH back in the 1950's. If it wasn't enough for Elvis to be out there wigglin' and gyratin', then add Little Richard beating that piano and throwing down some serious rhythm and rock, Chuck Berry being a lyrical mastermind that tapped into the brains of so many teenagers, regardless of their race.
So I'm digging Little Richard and all these other guys and then I discover The Beatles. And I dive in head first. All about them. Then I discover Them Beatles love Little Richard too. Hot Damn.
Where is this going? Nowhere. It doesn't have to. If nothing else, it got you to listen to two Little Richard songs that hopefully made your day better.
Do yourself a favor and go read a little bit about Little Richard. It's an interesting read.
I leave you with one more for the road...
"True Fine Mama"
http://youtu.be/YewBlXfkAK8
So I'm digging Little Richard and all these other guys and then I discover The Beatles. And I dive in head first. All about them. Then I discover Them Beatles love Little Richard too. Hot Damn.
Where is this going? Nowhere. It doesn't have to. If nothing else, it got you to listen to two Little Richard songs that hopefully made your day better.
Do yourself a favor and go read a little bit about Little Richard. It's an interesting read.
I leave you with one more for the road...
"True Fine Mama"
http://youtu.be/YewBlXfkAK8
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