RIP Little Richard

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8:48a, 5/9/20

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/

Weird dude, but very influential.

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9:22a, 5/9/20

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He was still alive?!

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9:25a, 5/9/20

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What a life. Yes a weird dude, but he absolutely deserves a spot on the Mt Rushmore of early Rock N Roll.

I love Oldies and have a huge playlist on my phone, Little Richard is in there a lot.

Long Tall Sally is a wailing, hard driving song today; imagine how revolutionary it was in 1956. Just great stuff.

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9:31a, 5/9/20

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He was one of the true pioneers of rock & roll.

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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:56a, 5/9/20

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Brian Earl Spilner said:
He was still alive?!

The surprising part was that he had a son.

Upon further review it appears his son was adopted.

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10:06a, 5/9/20

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I wish I could find a better clip of this but here's a great story of Dave Grohl meeting Little Richard. Lemmy was a huge fan of Richard's too.

https://instagr.am/p/BpmaAliBaGz

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10:29a, 5/9/20

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10:51a, 5/9/20

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Wow, he was completely unrecognizable in his later years without all of the makeup.

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11:21a, 5/9/20

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Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" would never happened without Richard's influence. Look up "Keep a Knockin" by Little Richard.

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1:11p, 5/9/20

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Loved him in Down & Out in Beverly Hills

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In reply to chipotle • 2:48p, 5/9/20

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Wonder why that says "banned" commercial? I saw it plenty of times.

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4:34p, 5/9/20

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Little Richard actually played the Hilton Ballroom in CS in the early 90s. My dad is a huge fan and my brother and I took him to the show. One show I'm particularly glad I caught.

Edit-just did a little internet sleuthing and it was later than I thought. January 1997.

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In reply to Whoop Delecto • 7:04p, 5/9/20

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WhoopRAB said:
Did he have connection to Little Shop of Horrors? I vaguely recall him on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the huge man eating plant. I'm bad at entertainment trivia and don't find a YouTube clip of it.

I don't remember him in that movie. The plant was voiced by Levi Stubbs, who was the lead singer of the Motown group the Four Tops.