Died little Richard. On the death of the said foreign Rolling Stone magazine with reference to the son of the actor – Danny Penniman. The cause of death is not yet known. Little Richard is considered one of the founding fathers of rock ‘ n ‘ roll whose songs became classics and are still performed by other artists. Most famous, of course, is “Tutti Frutti” (translated from English slang – “miscellaneous”) with the famous cry of “you-BAM-luma-and-you-BAM-boom!”.
It has long been tacitly recognized rock-and-roll anthem worldwide and was also known by Elvis Presley.
this song was the first hit for little Richard. It was recorded in 1955, when the 22-year-old musician has signed a contract with the record company Speciality Records (it was the iconic label, founded in 1946 in Hollywood by Art Room). Up to this point the artist 4 years were recorded on other labels without much success, but here came his finest hour.
the First recording took place at studios in New Orleans with producer Robert “Ransom the” Blackwell and a group of fats Domino. Bumps recalled that the session was pretty boring, to catch, except for one song – “I’m Just a Lonely Guy” was not particularly what, but all the fun is, as usual, comes unexpectedly.
During the lunch break at the hotel “dew Drop” Richard saw standing on the stage piano, hit the keys and gave those already mentioned, who later became a famous exclamation. It turned out, by the time the contractor had already played this song at his concerts, but the producer didn’t hear her before. The reaction he and other guests in the café of the hotel was very stormy.
it Became clear that the composition of the urgent need to release, and that was done promptly. Bumps was sure that she will turn the whole music industry on its head. However, the public had, to his surprise, to shake. The first sales figures of optimism did not inspire only 250 records. And after all- got a taste: the next edition in a week sold 200 000 copies, and was soon overcome the million mark.
this single one by one was quickly followed by others that were right on target and entered the Golden heritage of rock-n-roll, “Long Tall Sally”, “Rip It Up” / “Ready Teddy”, “She’s Got It,” “The Girl Can’t Help It”, “Lucille”, “Jenny, Jenny”, “Keep A-Knockin'”. They were very quick to echo colleagues – not only Elvis, but buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, gene Vincent, Littl.. In 1957 they released their debut and most successful in his career, the album “Here’s Little Richard”, entirely composed of hits and new emotional songs. The same mix was released on his next record.
In October 1957, little Richard was on tour in Australia and saw a burning comet, and, taking it as a sign, decided to turn to God, leaving show business. The very next day on the preSS conference, he said that stops rock-and-roll activity and dedicates his life to Christianity.
According to witnesses, when the saxophonist his group Clifford Burks questioned the singer, he was thrown into Sydney harbour its a diamond ring. Scandal: cancel a tour with Gene Vincent and Alice Leslie worth, Richard of lawsuits on the part of promoters.
In that period, there was another strange event: the aircraft, originally ordered for Richard on tour, fell into the ocean, all passengers dead. When the artist returned to America, and he with difficulty persuaded to write at least a few new songs planned in advance. After that, he entered Okladskii College in Huntsville (Alabama), after which he became a priest of the Pentecostal Church. Fortunately for the label, with whom he collaborated, for the time elapsed before all this was recorded many songs, which the company continued to produce.
throughout life little Richard was torn between rock and roll and the Church. In 1962 he returned to the big stage and went on tour in Europe. In the UK he opening for them was then-unknown The Beatles and later The Rolling Stones. At the same time became actively involved in the rise of the second wave of American rock ‘ n ‘ roll, which gave birth to a new British rock in the mid-1960s.
In 1977, he again long moved away from rock music and engaged in Ministry in the Church.
In 1986 on the wave of popularity of books about the life of little Richard released his new album “Lifetime Friend”. Then he entered the “Hall of fame rock-n-roll” and has since become often appearing in small roles in various films, to perform at combined concerts with Elton John, Jon Bon Jovi, Jerry Lee Lewis, Solomon Burke and other artists. However, he stopped writing new work and continued preaching. In 2000 he released a biopic about the musician.
