[cripplecreek]

Done hell, I thought he was dead.

[WayneS]

Good for him.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Tutti Frutti, indeed.

[BitWielder1]

When I was little, I thought playing the 45rpm single "Tutti Frutti" at 78rpm was the funniest thing.

[Lockbar]

A little Tutti Frutti goes a long way.

[mojito]

My favorite Little Richard record:

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

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

[SamAdams76]

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.

[skeeter]

Interesting man.

And not a word about racism, God bless him.

[NormsRevenge]

t’aint easy being a legend.. but he pulled it off pretty good for a long long time..

[I cannot think of a name]

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.

[exit82]

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”.

[Huskrrrr]

Another one of the “hardest working man in Rock and Roll.”

[Stevenc131]

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.

[duckman]

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.

[ClearCase_guy]

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!

[PUGACHEV]

I remember a story told to me by a guitarist who worked with Little Richard at the same time Jimi Hendrix was there. According to him, Little Richard fired Hendrix with the parting words “There’s only room enough in this band for one star”.

[Celtic Conservative]

saw him in 2007 at the house of blues in Anaheim. Very disapointing, was 1 1/2 hours late, talked more than he sang. The Mrs. and I left halfway through.

CC

[Lancey Howard]

This guy is awesome.
I guess sooner or later everybody runs low on energy.

[struggle]

Catalina Caper.

[Rockitz]

81 ... and yet he could pass for one in his 50s.