Little Richard probably gives the best interviews of any of the first generation of rock legends. I always loved his description of Hendrix's playing: "It made my big toe shoot up in my boot."
😂🤣😂 I hadn’t heard that quote before! Is it SOOOO Little Richard. Now I have to dig out Lucille and play it real loud. Good thing earphones were invented!
@@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore Richard says it in the 1973 documentary film "Jimi Hendrix", but I think he may have also said it in other interviews. Richard has great comments about various stuff in the Chuck Berry documentary/concert film, "Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll".
I saw Little Richard live somewhere around 2005. Great show, great showmanship. After the show, Little Richard signed posters and cd's in the lobby. He was sweating profusely and it was running down the sides of his face. I purchased a poster and as he was signing my poster, a drop of sweat landed on the poster....😂😂😂....Now, I have Little Richard's DNA & signature on my poster for eternity.... 🤣🤣🤣.
Everyone knows where the Beatles got their "woooo" from. Little Richard awesome talent and innovator. Next up we need Jerry Lee Lewis. He used the piano to its max.
He was one of the few who actually COULD bring his fans to their feet at a time when it was frowned on. How could you not? He was dancing as he played and all the fans just wanted to dance with him! His life has definitely had it's ups and downs but to me, he has always been a class act. Not having been around or old enough to even listen to rock until late 79-80 ( my background before then , as a child, was Classical, Country and Christian music, the 3 C's) I learned about all of these as oldies. I wish I'd been around when these people were just coming on the scene. I didn't even know who Elvis was! I learn SO MUCH from all of the videos you make! Thank you!
What a character that guy is. I worked a show with him in Cleveland. I was a stage hand. He made me hold his hand every time he escalated up or down. Ridiculous! Flowers galore. What a character!
Fil looks like he's having as much fun listening to this as I do. I saw Little Richard live a couple of times and he was fantastic. Could you do something about James Brown? He was another great showman. thanks again, Fil.
One of the pioneers of Rock N Roll! Larger than life! Rhythm and blues rock n' roll at its finest! Paul McCartney loved him and it showed in many of his vocals..Oh Darling comes to mind as well as many earlier Beatles performances. l have major respect for these early pioneers of Rock N Roll ♥️ Little Richard..great Songwriter, singer and energetic performer. Unless you were a racist idiot, Nobody saw colour..they saw talent! The love of his music brought people of all races together.♥️ Thanks Fil for Another Knowledgeable analysis!😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
He was a Seventh Day Adventist. In the 50's/60's we would always ask to sing Joy, Joy Joy in Sabbath school class. We would sing it like Little Richard, but after awhile the teachers figured out what was going on and that song was prohibited. He was a real scandal to the elders, but the young people loved him.
Great and interesting. I saw LR a few times and he never disappointed, always a great show, he knew how to connect with the audience. I was there on his comeback tour in the UK in the 60's and there the last time he toured here, it was either 2004/5. He was not all that well but he gave us 90 minutes of sheer pleasure
You hit the nail on the head in your description of Little Richard's "bringing people together" and "stealing the show." The video also was a wonderful example of this. Incidently, my mother and I saw Little Richard(with Chuck Berry)in concert in 2002. Not only did he bring people together when they came up on stage to dance, they were literally worn out after his performance! You'd mentioned about Little Richard's working as a dishwasher before his career took off--at the concert, he mentioned about the experience that led to his famous "A wop bop a lu bop a wop bam boom" line in "Tutti Frutti." Fil, this was another great analysis video about one of rock n' roll's pioneers.
I first heard Little Richard as a little girl in the fifties, I was hooked on Rock n Roll for life. I also saw Elvis's first and second performances on the Tommy Dorsey show. This generation has decades of music to discover, we had none, every new song was amazing.
The late 50,s , 60,s & 70,s have produced what we can now call real handmade music played by real musicians . I was right in the middle of all that. Just in that era the amount of great music and genres was unprecedented !
Little Richard is on record thanking God for ELVIS.he got R&R off the ground in many respects.and I hope Mr. Penniman got something from the covers EP did, but I doubt it. he was screwed by no talent bumbs. hell, even ELVIS didn't get what he was worth. Col. Tom Parker got at least half. but LR wrote songs, which had the potential to make him richer than ELVIS, who was a singer. royalties and songwriting credits are the way to make money on records. but if he asked for money he was called a ''troublemaker''.
When the Welshman, Tom Jones had his TV program for several years, I remember Tom had Little Richard, Stevie Wonder and other black entertainers on his program. You could tell that Tom was very in touch with his guest, and listening to your analyses of Little Richard and Jerry Lee telling us that they were hugely popular in Britain, I figure that is where and when Tom fell for black music and why he felt compelled to honor them like he did...
Great video! Love Little Richard he was a favorite at my dance class. I'm not suppose to dance anymore but as soon as I hear this music it makes my feet tingle (I'm so weird😳)
@@HamiltonRb I dunno, Hank Williams was writing songs that would be recognizable as rock and roll back in 1947, although they weren't arranged as such.
He taught Sir Paul how to scream after all! I simply love Little Richard. I sure miss his presence and performing but wow, did he give us all he had and more! Super great analysis Fil! I like the time stamps!😉
*Career Background Time Stamps!* 9:17 Starting singing (Gospel) 10:20 First music break 11:44 Billy Wright Influence 13:01 Peacock Records (1953) 14:00 Speciality Records, ’Tutti Fruiti’ (1955) 15:23 1956 16:12 1957 (Religious signs/Gospel) 17:20 European Tour (Back to known hits) 19:06 British Invasion 19:48 Late 60’s (Las Vegas) 20:36 Speciality Records Court Case 21:02 1980’s Comeback 21:32 1990’s (Video Wrap up!)
FIL, YOUR GREAT COMMENTS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC IS JUST SUPER, I BELIEVE THAT MUSIC IS THE ONLY THING IN THE WORLD THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, OR WHERE YOU CAME FROM, I EXPERIENCED THIS GROWING UP IN DETROIT, I WOULD GO TO SEE THE SOUL BANDS , THAT WERE SIGNED TO MOTOWN RECORDS, YOU HAD A MIXED CROWD, BUT EVERYONE THERE GOT ALONG AND HAD A GREAT TIME, IT WAS THE MUSIC, PEACE TO THE WORLD, ROCK ON, COUSIN FIGEL
Great Review Fil! glad to see Little Richard appreciated even now. Exciting performer, great rock and gospel voice. Interesting in interviews as well. I saw one that showed he's quite a Bible scholar.
I was just watching this performance a couple of weeks ago and I wondered if Fil would analyze it. Little Richards didn't just perform well, he established a connection with his audience and uplifted them. I would bet that the people who were at this show didn't feel they were just watching Little Richard perform, they probably felt they were almost a part of the show themselves.
My parents were rock and roll fans. The radio was always set to this music. I grew from a baby hearing Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and so many more, in my home. My mom said the first time she saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show, I had just started to walk and she picked me up because I was blocking the television screen and she wanted to see this wild white boy sing and dance. She was born and raised in Southern Kentucky. She and her childhood friends would skip going to the white church on Sunday so they could stand outside the black church and listen to the gospel singing. Music was the great equalizer. These talented men kept performing in concerts as long as they were physically able to climb on stage. Likewise, we now have the next generation, who was influenced by these pioneers, still performing tunes inspired by these greats. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the Stones, Moody Blues, etc., still play to sell-out crowds. Real musicianship will never go out-of-style! I guarantee, none of the current breed of entertainers have songs that could wake me up with a smile the way Little Richard did!
HamiltonRb On commercial radio, no I don’t. But I have found, enjoyed and downloaded music by the following: Sina Avonlea Jadyn Rylee Wings of Pegasus Tyler Simmons KT Tunstall Home Free Anyone you want to refer? I’ll be happen to listen with an open mind. I may be old, but I’m not close-minded.
Katie S I’m 67 and as much as I love the music of my youth and went to hundreds of concerts, I love a lot of the music of today, and I give you full marks to at least listening with an open mind. I’m not into rap at all, so the music I enjoy will be pop and rock. I enjoy, The Lumineers, Twenty One Pilots, Ed Sheehan, Imagine Dragons, Portugal the Man, Bruno Mars to name a few. Hope something in there appeals to you
Little Richard performances and recordings defines Rock & Roll. He is the embodiment of Rock & Roll. Seeing him perform live was so exhilarating and all one can do was Smile and Dance. Top Notch - Top of the Bill Even God went to Little Richard Concerts!!!! 😎👍🏼🎶🔥♥️🔥🎶
Hi Fil! Back to my generation! The sixties sure had some fun music! Little Richard sure could bring them to their feet! That piano just rocked! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face as I remembered that era! Looking at that crowd I was thinking these guys are my age now! I could never sit still! Music did bring us together! We all rocked together...black, and white enjoyed those times together! No racism while rocking! ✌️
Some of my favorite Little Richard's tunes (Good Golly Miss Molly, Slippin' and Slidin', Rip it Up,) great live footage of Little Richard! excellent analysis and rundown on the time period of the 1950's and 60's all of the pioneers of Rock & Roll where huge over in the UK back then. great job Fil.
Ahh Fil the "analyser"! Just can't believe someone has not grabbed you & made you a star! I think you are a star already. We would miss your analysis on so many people so much.😍😘💕🤗
Make no doubt about it, Little Richard OWNED who and what he was. He was willing to help artists in Rock. He wasn't born ;he was unleashed! The British Invasion bands adored him. Prince wouldn't have existed w/o him. I've seen interviews and he made rock Flamboyant! You couldn't be in a band unless you could do the L.R., "WOOOO!" Super great analysis, FIL. U da best...... 👌✌️
When my dad went to one of his US Air Force tech schools before going to his permanent station back in late 1953, he got rousted by a deputy Sheriff because he was up in the "Blacks Only" section at the cinema with one of his barracks mates. Dad also introduced me to the music of Ivory Joe Hunter, Little Richard and the other pioneers of Rock and Roll, and the vocal groups like the Platters and the Ink Spots.
I had to tighten the screws on my chair after this video. Good social commentary, I grew up when there was real civil unrest. He influenced the Beatles in other ways also since they refused to perform before segregated audiences. I was run out of an Alabama town as a teenager in the early 1970's when I called a Black man pumping gasoline "Sir". Two things, yes, someone came out to pump gasoline for you. And in Alabama White people with long hair weren't looked on well either. That was great that it was Sister Rosetta that gave him his start, she was probably someone that should receive royalties from everyone in the British Invasion. I think her concert in Manchester Railroad Station was pivotal. I think you should cover War Pigs. The comments section is very timely.
Nice comment. I was in Florida at that time, a mindless kid-musician who played "black" music in crappy clubs and knew Jim Crow was wrong without knowing what my answer should be. It took college, Vietnam-era military, and another 10 years. God forgive me.
thanks Fil.. Love the analysis and history. My dad saw some of that history on his 1957 tour of Aus (with Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran). Dad was in the audience the night he decided that rock and roll was evil (due to seeing Sputnik) and came on in reverends robes and read the bible and lectured the audience on the devil in rock and roll. Dad and his mates (and the crowd) initially cheered and thought it was all a part of the show but soon realised he was serious. He did sing some songs but Dad said it was mostly gospel. It was around this time he lobbed his jewellery in a river as the car crossed over a bridge :)
Little Richard was a one of a kind performer. I was just a kid in the mid 60's and our family including my cousins would all get together and watch him perform on the old black and white tube TV and had a blast dancing and laughing and having a good time. No matter what color your skin was you loved his performance. Thanks for the memories Fil.
little Richard's voice was a force of nature. an instrument unto himself.and hey Fil, if you want to do a cover show of some great masters, the MC5 led off their 'Back in the USA' album w/a revved up under 2 minute 'Tutti Frutti'( w/ 1970 shredding) and closed it w/ the title track .
Thanks for a detailed analysis. I was a musician through the 60's and didn't know all the facts and figures that you said. Very interesting. Best wishes from one of your enthusiastic patrons. Rod
His first top 10 hit was "Long Tall Sally" in 1956. I was 12, had a paper route, saved up the money, and bought it. Also bought Hearbreak Hotel, and Hound Dog by Elvis...they were 59 cents each! Saw Little Richard, along with Fats Domino, and a few others perform live in Baltimore, MD back in the late '50's, and early '60's. Great review, yet again, Fil! Cheers, mate! :)
Little Richard was a unique, original rock and roll maker. Paul McCartney learned a lot of techniques from Richard. "Energy galore" was a new method to get the audience involved! And, The Beatles recognized the power of screaming singing. Paul's cover of "Long Tall Sally" is brilliant and as energetic as Richard. Funny story, when the Beatles met Richard in his dressing room John took a piece fried chicken off Richard's dinner plate and ate it. There's an interview somewhere where Richard really bitches about that. It's really funny.
Excellent breakdown Fil. I love that you appreciate the older artists, the people a lot of people might not appreciate... until they see your analysis that is.
I happened to see him walking through a casino with his guards around him where he did a concert 2010ish. I wish I would have known about it because, no matter how old I get his music wants me to get up and dance and to hear it in person.
I really enjoy when you take a look at early artists that were an influence on artists that came along later. The thing I find fascinating is that those later artists influenced the next generation. Your carl perkins vid the other night was an amazing example with george harrison's unabashed hero worship look on his face. No need to explain george's/the beatles influence. You mentioned the influence of the gospel choir on little richard. So often, you can tell when black female singers have been choir singers. They belt out their songs with such confidence and they improvise alot with the music/lyrics just like those beautiful gospel choirs do.
My parents saw Little Richard play at Jack Ruby's Carousel night club in Dallas during the early Sixties (before Ruby killed Oswald). They said it was a great show.
Never knew his first paying gig was with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. You always amaze me with your historical knowledge. To many of we older folks Little Richard is viewed as one of the creators of R&R along with Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis. I think Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly are due some credit and I'm sure some others as well.
Thanks Fil for another great analyses, I enjoy your breakdown of all the bands you cover. All though I never really got into his music, I'm very familiar with his songs, covered by Johnny Winters particularly Long Tall Sally on Johnny Winters Live And album, which is one of the best albums ever made!
Tremendous footage! Good lord man, you are showing the very seeds, the originators, of some of the finest music the world has ever seen. Well done sir!
Thanks for this video Fil, Love Little Richard and your analyses! Also I believe the great Jimmy Hendrix played guitar for Little Richard early in his career.
I have never seen a video of Little Richard like this one! Really weird to see him looking so plain! I was only a little child when this was filmed but I grew up always knowing his music , even through the teenage years of Bob Seger, Journey, Styx, Rolling Stones, etc etc. , we all knew who Little Richard was. Great analysis Fil.
An exciting and energetic rocker who gave his all on stage! He certainly blazed a path for many others to emulate! His voice and piano playing truly made one of the best rock and rollers of all time! Brilliant Fil! Cheers Mario! 😀🤘👌
I listen to his songs on Google Play a lot. I've discovered some great ones I don't remember having heard before. He has a great voice and plenty of energy. Only wish I'd seen a live performance
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Where would Rock 'n Roll be without this legend???? Wish there was more like this in today's music. A wop bop a luba a bop bam boom!!!
Easy to forget this was a major hit in 1955, same year Bill Hayley re-released Rock Around The Clock to become a major hit, so Little Richard was very much a pioneer in the rock 'n roll field even though he's seldom credited for this achievement...
thanks for doing Little Richard, its important to see where rock and roll came from. on a side note met him and entourage in a liquor store in nyc, quite the character
The RU-vid video of Little Richard doing "Long Tall Sally" in the movie, "Don't Knock The Rock" in 1956 really shows him in his original style. You get to see a great band, the Upsetters, backing him up as well. Back then the piano players like Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Jerry Lee Lewis all had very distinctive styles, kind of like the cars of that era.
Nice find! He sounds like he’s been wailing a while in the show n his voice is tired out as it would b at the end of such a vocal exertion! He was an amazing vocal performer!! There are some tracks where u can here Jimi backing him! Hendrix is quoted saying he wanted to do with a guitar what Richard did with his voice. Best recordings are really on the Specialty label with the Upsetters! Check out little known blues I’m Just a Lonely Guy!! 😉
You just can't deny that face. What a groundbreaker he was. A gay black guy singing nasty ditties but man how he could play and sing. My mom turned me on to him. Love Richard.
Super-interesting to me... I knew almost nothing about him and just enjoyed his songs all these years, now I am even more amazed. A deep down really shallow note: I delighted in hearing that lovely glottal stop "Little" so many times! Thanks for the great look at Little Richard.
Little Richard's voice will always be in my top10 RnR voices of all time... he was exciting and scary at the same time... the ease with which he reached those high notes is unequaled... also one of the first flamboyant showmen of the early rock era.. we all wish we could write a foundational, universal song like Long Tall Sally or Tutti Fruiti... that leaves just Jerry Lee standing from the first great wave of RnR... simpler times but great, great emotional exciting life changing music
I love synchronicities. I literally just finished watching a movie called Mystery, Alaska where Little Richard sings the National Anthem before a hockey game. Then I jumped to You-Tube and this showed up on my feed. Another good analysis Fil
Love this analysis, Fil. Getting to listen with my brother to Little Richard on Christmas Eve was a clever ruse for my Catholic parents to disguise the logistics of getting me a puppy. Normally there'd be Bing Crosby or Perry Como. Great night all around at 12 yrs old.
Good morning first of all Fil ,its 4:47am NY time excellent as usual about this brilliant as well flamboyant artist Mr. Little Richard, and his impact on society cultural the whole darn state of mind then.....; Consequently I was not going to comment today but next week in live Tuesday stream night, although I am behind on things I wanted to quickly weigh in with my comment. When I saw the comment of Mr. Charles Ross respectfully requesting you to do an analysis on Mr. James Brown, so I had to simply jump in with my 2 cents. A lot has happened to me, since my mother passed, so I hope I am accurate in remembering what Rev. Al Sharpton stated about his admiration for Mr. James Brown's genius, that Mr. Brown put a specific beat in a musical composition when he sang, dance and played and he should be credited for that. It's true I will review a video when I am able about the exact Rev. Sharpton quote. James Brown, my mother and I noticed and she explained to me that his step and movement was in sync in harmony to the musical instruments, in other words he knew if the drummer missed a beat or out of tune by his foot work and as he sang he glared back at the drummer quick which it made an impact. Same was true for the wind section trumpets and the string instruments. Mr. Brown was methodical in every beat and step had to be absolutely in perfection. That's where Mr Michael Jackson got that influence of being one with the music and listen to every note and beat and of course dance and showmanship. Further, Mr. Michael Jackson when he brought the Beattle publishing catalog it was not just The Beatles Catalog it had, Mr. Little Richard music, in which Mr. Richard pontificate for years how he never got his due and credit for Rock and Roll. Well, I believe it quell when Jackson gave back correctly to dissolve some of wrongful act not only to little Richard but other artist who were scammed in the dopwop era of 1950s and 1960s when record labels sort called went belly up bankrupt. So Michael gave little Richard monetary value as well Sly Stone of the group sly and the Family Stones etc. That's my point there Fil and, the 3 major Titians: Sam Cooke, James Brown and finally Mr. Little Richard great African American artist who changed the way music played displayed next generation of artist white or black British or American, dance and sung. These people especially James Brown influence Prince and Michael Jackson. There is no color barrier to pure music. This was my mother's generation and she loved especially Mr. Richard mainly because of the gospel background like her in which I told you already Fil. My mother told me a secret to demonstrate how much of an genius little Richard was in all ways, in how he survived such challenges in his life. Richard dressed in drag,since you see Fil he was extremely handsome Black man, of course taboo white women just was wild about him, so my mother stated he dressed to avoid be physically threat or lynch by sick racist who could not stand a beautiful black man like this back then because this was common placed. I guess my mother's opinion had some veracity. Anyway, you was accurate in assessment of Mr Richard's career I enjoyed the analysis this morning, thank you for being thoughtful and respectful Fil. I always loved Mr. Richard especially when his voice goes high register and I smile. Have a good weekend.
U can see the influence he had on the Beatles...all the ooooooo’s and head shaking! It made the Beatles. I fell in love with them...I was a little young when Little Richard came out...u can tell some ppl did not know what was going on...theses were poor black ppl from the south... hope ur doing gr8 Fil...sorry about ur latest block and on Your song?
Another great one has entered into the "Rock and Roll Heaven" and the hell of a band that the Righteous Brothers sang about. My question - Do you think Little Richard is resting peacefully or do you think he is jamming in his relentless style, adding a few of his iconic screams in for glory?
Like Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard were seminal artists in the early days of 12 rock 'n' roll.....I defy anyone not to tap their feet when these two are playing that genre (though Jerry Lee also performed country and western)....just great, simple 12 bar music that is still relevant today.....nice to hear you recognise the contribution that Richard made to the Beatles and lovely to hear you mention Sister Rosetta Tharpe ! Nice one Fil.
