Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Happy Birthday, Little Richard!

Watching Little Richard on those TV commercials these days, it's hard not to think he's become something of a parody of himself. But those of us who were around to hear the sheer power of "Tutti-Frutti" blaring out of a car radio in 1955 were changed forever.

Little Richard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is a celebrated African-American singer, songwriter and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and who was a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s."

4 comments:

Cap'n Bob said...

Little Richard has been something of a joke for thirty years. Too bad.

If I may, how about a Happy Birthday to my little one, Kristine, who is 17 today.

Anonymous said...

Whomp Bomp aluma.

--Steve Mertz

PS: Ala Bam Boo

Ed Gorman said...

Damn tootin. In some ways his singles were the best of all the rockers. Not his career. But man those early singles were fantastic. I was surprised when Bush put him in charge of Homeland Security but then he was no worse than Ridge or Chertoff. And he wore better cloyhes.

Cap'n Bob said...

Another birthday today: George Armstrong Custer.