Little Richard
By Jonny Whiteside
With his weirdly androgynous image--sky-high Marcel wave pompadour, pencil moustache, gaudy, drape-shape suits and a kilo of pancake make-up #31 make up--and that indescribably heavy, driving piano, topped off by his trademark, out of this world Wooooo scream, no one represented the threat of rock & roll as well as Little Richard. When "Tutti-Frutti" began blaring from juke boxes and radios in 1955, it was a sound that clawed at America's unbelieving mind, and whether the response was revulsion or delirium, Little Richard's shock and awe impact was as unprecedented as it was undeniable. A musician of impeccable instinct, a show-stopping performer renowned for an ability to instill mass... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Macon, Georgia, United States
- Genre:
- Oldies, Soul, R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll
- Birthdate:
- 12/05/1932
