Little Richard's band never got the credit it deserves -- two tenor saxophones, one baritone and one bass sax in unison is what gives his songs that heavy, driving sound.
one hell of a lot of blacks took credit when white people were writeing their songs for them. even a lot of blacks didn't respect richard, they knew he was on the down low at your local bus station bathroom. but hey, whitey!
My son is 15 and had been listening to Little Richard's music since he was 5. He started taking piano lessons because of Little Richard. The day he passed, my son couldn't stop crying. Thanks Little Richard for possessing the power to move people and helping me bond with my son.
This footage is incredible-Little Richards energy,singing,working the audience,the great backing band,Little Richard is one of the great characters of Rock n Roll
@@STANDREW2 yes,not only were they a good backing band for live acts but they were also a notable session group which led to them being signed by Brian Epstein and being the support act for The Beatles on one of their major stadium concerts in the USA
This is a study in how a performer works an audience. He starts out asking everyone to shake, almost as if he is asking their permission to stir them up. Then he begins the song and does exactly that. He then stops, and removes his jacket. At that moment, you can see in his face that he knows what he has done to that audience. He takes it all in, the raw energy of that moment, and then calmly walks back into the electricity, knowing that he is about to take them even further, and then uses their energy to go full speed ahead. It’s a precious, immeasurable moment of the youth culture of the time being absolutely captivated by this amazing artist, and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything quite like it, even from James Brown or Jackie Wilson.
I've seen many artists own a room like this... Little Richard was a master but this video does what is rarely seen: capture that uprising of energy between performer and audience. Maybe it's the intensity of the intimacy: this is a room with 200?
Richard drew from his musicality to perform from deep inside his soul. A transcendent performer, he called himself an “entertainer” but he owned the music and the audience.
@@mikehurley1016 It's partly because the producers clearly let the audience get up and do what all audiences felt like doing but sometime weren't able to do. Being a teen on the scene on those shows brought me here.
Some producers prohibited live audiences from getting up and doing what this fantastic audience was able to do. They're well prompted ahead of time to 'remain seated, no outbursts, etc.' In order for the recording to be effective sometimes. I lived in L.A. from '64-'67, being around live concerts and recordings. You can see many videos of audiences 'just sitting there' when not directed to do otherwise (always extremely frustrating for me to watch, but I get it)...and so THIS footage is exquisite; the spontaneity is superb and this film of Little Richard could be studied in sociology classes as to 'what people do when the music moves them no holds barred." RIP Little Richard. It was a long run, sir.
As a lifetime lover of R&R this is one of the best, I am 80 now and love all the oldies, real music. The beginning of R&R music!! So many amazing talented musicians that made the sound we all love so much-- influenced many of today's great bands and guitar players.
It's been a great time to grow up in this music era. I'm 58 and my parents were hippies, so I heard so much music from most genres since I was born. My kids 18, 19, and 23, now collect vinyl. They love music, too. I just saw John Lennon interview where he was saying Whole Lotta Shakin' can't be improved which brought me to this video. It's fantastic🎉
This is what rock'n'roll sounds like. Generations have strived to achieve Richard's electrifying performance. Now, sixty years later, his is still the standard for what rock should be.
I saw him at the greatest rock and roll revival ever at the Omni theater in Atlanta in 1973. The line up included Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Bill Haley and the Comets, Shirelles, Chubby Checker and the King of Rock and Roll- Little Richard. Little Richard was the closing act and OMG what a show. After her worked the audience into a frenzy, he did a 20 minute.version of Good Golly Miss Molly. He proceeded to climB a 10 foot tall tower of speakers and continuing to sing and dance as he started taking off his clothes and tossing them to the audience, He finally got down to a tiny speedo. I looked back and there were at least 50 cops in face shields and riot gear who did not know what to do. RICHARD LEFT NO DOUBT IN ANYONE'S MIND THAT HE WAS AND STILL IS THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL. RIP RICHARD!!!!
Now that he has just died, we look back and realize what a fantastic, wonderful, enormously influential and gifted performer Little Richard was in every way. The Beatles, the Stones, and everyone else of his time and generation were enthralled by him.
To all you young people out there, everything you are listening to in one way or another is rooted from this man Little Richard. Nothing would be possible without him.
1963 ,i was 17 ,what a time to be alive ,the music ,there will never be another time ,gosple ,r and b , beatles ,stones ,motown ,beach boys ,tunesmiths of every genre of pop music ,most of all ,elvis and little richard
My viewings of this must be in the thousands by now, and every single time I wish I was in the audience. Absolutely incredible energy, and his band somehow match that. Absolute raw musical power.
I noticed that too. But in all honesty they were most likely picked before the show to do that. They were all in the se row and got up right in cue. The camera was positioned to get closeups of them., etc. Magic of showbiz means you have to make it look spontaneous. However that applause at the end seemed really genuine!
+seldenkid48 Rarely is a cover of a song better than the original, but you do have to and it to Little Richard: takes a great song to an even higher level! Go man!
This is a one in a million person. His charm, simplistic approach to life, and wits are unparalleled. From the interviews I've seen of him, the final years of his life were fulfilling. I'm happy, that someone who gave people so much great art and happiness died fulfilled. That doesn't happen that frequently.
@@sturgemoreland1381 White? Okay. Even the colored can be successful no question . But this man has simply everything he distinguishes himself from all, appearance, style, etc.. Who wants to have a good singer or actor who doesn't look good. Elvis was optimal from top to bottom. Is so. Elvis is the king . I am Elvis fan since my 11th year of life and stay it also until I bite into the grass. America has one more culture, one more icon. And this is Elvis. Be proud of your country.
@@EAAEAEAEAEAE Little Richard INVENTED ROCK N ROLL. Elvis, like Pat Boone IMMITATED Little Richard. Elvis is called "The King" because he became wildly popular among whites with his imitation of black Memphis artists. However, Elvis did not create Rock N Roll; he did not compose his hits. For these reasons Little Richard has repeatedly stated that he is the King of Rock N Roll.
Little Richard at his best, without costume and eccentric hairstyle, the Sounds Incorporated in total fusion with him like never another band and the Shirelles so sexy!!!
the "costume and eccentric hair" were a part of what made him who he was, ...and he helped pave the creative way for performers like Prince and David Bowie. Love this video too, but the man was an icon for many reasons.
Arlene Hermann I’m not sure of your definition of authentic. There are so many interviews of him talking about how he dressed up as a kid. I think that’s an authentic part of him. But it’s not really for us to decide what is authentic for him. Maybe LR would have liked being a gilded lily. Look at his interview with Joan Rivers (her last show), where he discusses his style. I think you call it authentic because the style here is more mainstream and doesn’t distract from the music-for you.
He first left rock and roll in 1957 to attend the Seventh-Day Adventist school, Oakwood College. He came back to rock and roll by the time this was filmed obviously. He then quit singing his hit r&r songs in the 1980s for a while, but came back to r&r again, until he could no longer continue because of health. Even during his most outrageous times in music, he continued to distribute Adventist literature..."Steps to Christ", to almost everyone he met. He never really "quit" his religion...he just did not always live up to what he believed...not unlike his friend, Jerry Lee Lewis.
It's a show from the UK called "Don't Knock the Rock" in 1963, Little Richard said he's the King , the originator the architect & emancipator of Rock n Roll but he never said he was the inventor. Fat's Domino was recording since 1949 & playing since 1942 before Little Richard. As piano players they heard boogie woogie a popular style in the 1930's & 40's. Little Richard wasn't the first piano player to play standing up. In the 1940's there was a black boogie woogie pianist named Maurice Rocco who played & sang standing up & he was the blueprint & role model for Little Richard he must've seen him in the 1940's. Little Richards wild stage act set the standard for every rock n roll artist & everyone from Elvis & Jerry Lee to Prince & Michael Jackson all learned to rock n roll from Little Richard he was the man.
Loved him in '57 ( high school) & love him still! There's only ONE Little Richard! Noone else like him ever! Still makes me smile when I hear him sing!
Little Richard backed by Sounds Incorporated the perfect combination. The full on brass sound is just like all his classic records. This has a club feel to it rather than a TV studio,it's hard to believe this is 60 years ago the atmosphere is amazing!
He instantly took command of the stage and the audience - just look at them, every foot stompin', every hand clappin'!!! What a legendary talent, no one else like him!!
It always seems like his background musicians are having the greatest times of their lives. Maybe they were. This guy! Loving some Little Richard lately! The king
@@yogimama974 Sounds Incorporated was one of the bands managed by Brian Epstein. The horn players later sat in on "Good Morning Good Morning" on Sgt Pepper's.
There wasn't ,there isn't and there never will be anybody like Little Richard,the man with enough energy to light up a town all by himself.Thank you,Sir.
What a talent this man was, and so influential to rock and roll music as well as making that entire group of musicians and rockers in the audience forget about their everyday problems, even for a short time.
this man show James Brown how to start this man was a true entertainer he knew how to make you laugh and he knew how to make you want to get up and dance he was Little Richard rest in peace and be with our God
Like or love him....u cant hate him And if ur honest, you will give this man his due. Everytime u hear a song that makes u move ur ass. U can say thank you to Lil Richard for laying the foundation of all things Rock!
I remember the mid 50s when Little Richard first made it big. He and Chuck Berry were my rock and roll idols. Still are. What talent and personality! Thanks for posting.
It is 20 20 and his music this song still sounds good as it did when he first released it. Little Richard was a good looking man back in his day and time but my gosh he had a voice on him he can really sing his heart out and play the piano. He really was an entertainer.
He got saved in 1982 and God changed the whole course of his life ,thank you God for ur mercy on us ,and being patient with us , we’re like the prodigal son returning home...🙏
Rest in power, he taught the world to rock.... Before the Beatles became famous, they opened for him in Germany. They used to watch him perform, and learned from him. And they always gave him credit, never pretended that they originated it. When asked, they named Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, and Elvis as among their greatest inspirations. They're rockin' in heaven now.
Jeanette. Could we still do it now? I guess it depends on how old you are. Never ask a lady her age. That gives something away don't it. I'm ready if you are !!
It's not just another great singer and musician who left us few hours ago but a real american icon. Before Elvis Little Richard started the party of rock n' roll music. And how amazing and ecstatic he was on stage! Whoooooooo!!!!! Rest in peace great Little Richard. No one will ever take your place. Amen!
