Little Richard's Legendary Performance at Closing Ceremony of Atlanta 1996 | Music Monday 

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After hearing of his passing I decided to look up allot of his old music. He is truly amazing. Definitely an OG in rock & roll! RIP Little Richard

We will never see greatness like Little Richard ever again 😢

Little Richard was the Best performer we EVER had. Just Fabulous

Well this is the definition of organised chaos

The King ! RIP Little Richard, the world will miss you

I loved him. Period. He gave millions joy for decades. Rest in Peace beloved Richard Penniman.

The piano playing. Magnificent...

I remember they tried to keep all the athletes in their seats, finally they gave up and let them storm the field to dance...it was electric moment.

Forever the king of Rock and roll !

Wow! We won’t see his musical Fire again soon! R.I.P. 🎤🎹👍

Stellar! More power in his voice than 100 screeching guitars.!

There is no rock n roll without this guy

"A woop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-loop-bam-boom".

Heaven sent

That drummer is me when the song comes on 😂😂

Best rock singer of all time! Bar none.

Good bye BIG Little Richard. Wooooo baby

I'm levitating thru the roof

Lol little Richard got the crazy eyes when he sang 😂

THE KING!!

Rock n’ Rollin’ 😎😎😎 Little Richard 😎😎😎

Stunning peace ✌️ 2023

a true force of nature!

The King!!!

He was the best of best may he soul Rest In Piece!!!

RIP legend

Miss him R.I.P legend🙇

THE KING

He was real and he is still real. we can enjoy Rock And Roll

loved his music

this man was a LEGEND and i challenge anyone to hear his music and not have at least some part of their body involuntarily moving with the rhythm.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Lil Richard, he will be missed but always remembered.

Great little r thanks a gift from God rip your soul we love you💝💝

I love little Richard

loved his music since the 50's! My sons and now grandchildren love him too! I'm sure at least one great granddaughter will be exposed to his music and love it too! RIP your legend lives on!

The best

Fantastic performance

Little Richard the King 👑

Legend

THE KING 👑 ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

"make sure to get the piano accordion guy adjusting his radio pack"

O verdadeiro rei do rock!

Was that Paul Schafer and the ‘Worlds most dangerous band’ backing up Little Richard ⁉️ ✨🎹🎼✨

Espectacular litle Richad

formidable

The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band (with Eddie Durham) performs at The Waldorf Astoria for The very first Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony inducting “Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, Ray Charles, James Brown, Sam Cooke and Jerry Lee Lewis; Non-Performer category were Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and seminal DJ Alan Freed; Early Influence category were blues icon Robert Johnson, country's Jimmie Rogers, and boogie-woogie pianist Jimmy Yancey. Columbia Records' legendary A&R man John Hammond. Eddie Durham recalled: “I played nine years [with Wynonie and Larry Darnell]. I booked us in Richmond, Norfolk, Newport, Georgia with three bands traveling. Little Richard’s five-piece band; my six-piece girl band, a shake-dancer named Sonya Millburn from Canada, Elaine who had the hit record, C.C. Williams and cuban Freddie Benito. Little Richard was just recording then and he got hit right after that tour. But I had Little Richard’s band on one side, my band on another side and the girls in the middle, maybe 17 or 18 pieces altogether. We played the opening together. Little Richard would do the blues and we’d open up altogether with it…feature some guys in my band and some girls on the saxes and then onto somebody else and in the end, Little Richard would come out and sing and we’d close the curtain, then open it back up with the girls band, and they’d do a specialty." DurhamJazz . com

No one could match richard for talent and speed in his piano skills! Love watching him with john fogarty!!

Iconic

At 2:36, the network actually felt compelled to put text along the bottom of the screen that said, "Little Richard"... honestly?

LR. RIP🙏😔

USA at the peak of their greatness

Rest in power 🙏🏿

I don't even know if i enjoy for sure been born in the late 90s

RIP Lil Richard!

E stato un grande e lo sarà sempre

I was one year old to see olympic 1996

The one who created rock he was first all others came after him.

Wow - thanks Kid for sharing this from FB - D'Mar !!!!

RIP LITTLE RICHARD. OLYMPIC, Please post Al Green and all stars sing "Love and Happines" from Closing Ceremony 1996.

Rip

RIP

Lo más hermoso que escuche

Em março de 1998, assisti o show ao vivo no metropolitan via Park shopping Rio de Janeiro, consegui um autógrafo e um abraço

Aaaamaziiiing!!!!!

lol the cameraman was dancin too

Say what you will about the Americans, they sure know how to put on a great show.

le best

yup little Richard was all right

The best ! MV

Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball Oooh, Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball When you're rockin' and a-rollin' Can't hear your mama call From the early, early mornin' till the early, early night When you caught Miss Molly rockin' At the House Of Blue Light Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball When you're rockin' and a-rollin' Can't hear your mama call Mama, pappa told me "Son, you better watch your step If they knew pappa's, mama I have to watch my pa myself" Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball When you're rocking and a-rollin' Can't hear your mama call, aaahhh Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball Oooh, Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball When you're rocking and a-rollin' Can't hear your mama call I'm going to the corner Gonna buy a diamond ring Would you pardon me, kiss me Make me ting-a-ling-a-ling Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball When you're rocking and a-rollin' Can't hear your mama call

Probably should have released this years ago

Just a little correction. It was the Closing Ceremony.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

la légende a parler

I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claims he has the misery, but he has a lot of fun Oh baby, yes, baby Oh baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed She got everything that Uncle John need Oh baby, yes, baby Oh baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head Sally He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley Oh baby, yes, baby Oh baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed She got everything that Uncle John needs Oh baby, yes, baby Oh baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head…

Uma lenda

Can you do the Ode to Joy performance from the Opening Ceremony of the Nagano 1998?

This is the Closing Ceremony, not the Opening Ceremony

Please Almudena Cid's ribbon 2000 (cirque du soleil music) or 2004 (geia, 7 days in Egypt and mafina) please❤

E' MORTO IL RE, W IL RE! (PECCATO NON AVERLO RICONOSCIUTO PRIMA)

Was that Buckwheat Zydeco on accordion? And was his performance actually edited out as it seems? Ya ought not to have done that!

Walk in the wilderness

what's with the erratic look?

CIA got you pushing to many pencils 💪🏻

Better than Paul McCartney 2012

Секс вино и рок-н-ролл

This is why you let democracies host the olympics.

1:20 why is that wife there. She is clearly not doing rock 'n roll moves

RIP

Rip