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Little Richard: "I Am Done"
Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | 9/3/2013

Posted on 09/03/2013 9:59:16 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache

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1 posted on 09/03/2013 9:59:16 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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Done hell, I thought he was dead.


2 posted on 09/03/2013 10:01:44 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Good for him.


3 posted on 09/03/2013 10:02:54 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
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Tutti Frutti, indeed.


4 posted on 09/03/2013 10:03:33 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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Good!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 09/03/2013 10:04:28 AM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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When I was little, I thought playing the 45rpm single "Tutti Frutti" at 78rpm was the funniest thing.

6 posted on 09/03/2013 10:06:53 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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A little Tutti Frutti goes a long way.


7 posted on 09/03/2013 10:06:57 AM PDT by Lockbar (Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition ----- The New Gold!)
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My favorite Little Richard record:

“I Don’t Want to Discuss It” - Okeh Records (1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tE-1hwMII

8 posted on 09/03/2013 10:08:27 AM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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File under: Didn't know he was still alive.

Seriously, if Elvis Presley was still alive today, he'd be younger than Little Richard. Little Richard was making records before Elvis even came on the scene! Now that's longevity.

9 posted on 09/03/2013 10:09:06 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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Interesting man.

And not a word about racism, God bless him.

10 posted on 09/03/2013 10:09:16 AM PDT by skeeter
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t’aint easy being a legend.. but he pulled it off pretty good for a long long time..


11 posted on 09/03/2013 10:10:39 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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Like all those early rock and roll stars, he was totally SCREWED on royalties.

Some of these modern performers have one hit and are instantly millionaires. Some of the people from the 50’s had hit after hit and really didn't come away with much at all.

12 posted on 09/03/2013 10:10:40 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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A true legend and talent. For almost 60 years.

Youtube has all his hits and early videos of them.

He could always “rip it up”.


13 posted on 09/03/2013 10:11:01 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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Another one of the “hardest working man in Rock and Roll.”


14 posted on 09/03/2013 10:14:26 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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He performed here in Atlanta in 2005 or 2006 and my wife and I went to the show. He put on a great performance, played for about 90 minutes or so and did a lot of his hits of course. Even at his age, he could still play that piano, I thought the keys would start smoking at several points. What a great, great artist, I’m glad we saw him when we did.


15 posted on 09/03/2013 10:14:45 AM PDT by Stevenc131
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He was making records when they were on blue wax tubes!

That dog in the old RCA ads? It was his!


16 posted on 09/03/2013 10:15:42 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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My uncle loves doo-wop music and likes to attend a big annual festival with multiple acts on stage.

The organizers have announced that next year’s will be the last one, because they don’t expect anyone from the original acts to be alive much longer.


17 posted on 09/03/2013 10:22:02 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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IMO, he had the greatest Rock and Roll band in the 50’s, The Upsetters. Having Grady Gains as lead sax man didn’t hurt either. His ‘Ready Teddy’ and ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ drove all of us teenagers into a frenzy. Great top down convertible music.


18 posted on 09/03/2013 10:25:29 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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Never quite one of my favorites, but he’s a legend, and he certainly could have spent time pushing a couple of political agendas, and instead all he did was push the music. I take my hat off to him!


19 posted on 09/03/2013 10:27:15 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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Hahahaha....that gave me a much-needed laugh today. How I used to get a kick out of doing that with songs...but back then we had record players that had that feature.. :-)


20 posted on 09/03/2013 10:27:52 AM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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