Little Richard RIP

[DavidS]

The legend that is Little Richard dies at 87.

 

[david ellwood]

Good Golly!

 

[Weekender]

Another Legend leaves us. My Dad's favourite and rightly so.

https://greilmarcus.net/2015/04/07/rock-a-hula-clarified-pt-1-0671/

This from Mystery Train by Greil Marcus is hilarious. I've tried looking but not found a clip.

Oh no...in the Comments section:
"For years I relished reading and re-reading this segment countless times in my worn-out copy of “Mystery Train.” A bit disappointed when, thanks to the internet, I could finally see the actual episode and find that Greil’s recounting bears very little resemblance to reality:

That's 1hr 55mins long...think I'll stick with my imagination.

 

[sq225917]

Sad to see another great has passed away

 

[mikechadwick]

rip Little Richard - a true original

 

[naimplayer]

Ahh no.

A less colourful world now. RIP.

Good luck stay safe.

 

[DAVEDWACK]

One of the all time greats for sure.....R.I.P. it Up Mr Penniman.

 

[jtrade]

 

[Arkless Electronics]

I thought he had died about 5 years ago... there ya go.. RIP. A true legend. Hardly any left now...

 

[35451]

RIP one of the first to Rock.

 

[Weekender]

And he knocks Coronavirus off the top of the BBC News page.

 

[Nagraboy]

The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll. RIP

 

[Weekender]

The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll. RIP

King and Queen.

 

[Woodface]

I thought he’d passed a while ago, rather sad.

 

[Tarzan]

RIP Little Richard.

 

[Big Tabs]

His Majesty has gone. R.I.P.

I have a couple of his live albums, they are fantastic.

The man could whoop like no one else.

 

[deanf]

"A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true."

RIP Little Richard


(link for legal reasons)

 

[stevec67]

Shame. He and Chuck Berry stood side by side in my rock and roll hall of fame. They were different, but they both knew how to rip it up.

 

[jackbarron]

My parents thought Little Richard was a bit weird. He is now up there or downstairs resting with them, which should make their afterlife interesting. RIP Mr Richard.

Jack

 

[glancaster]

A thousand pianos breathe a sigh of relief.

RIP & a whop bop-b-luma b-lop bam bom