RIP Little Richard

[Dr. Furface]

What a terrible week - Tony Allen, Dave Greenfield, Florian Schneider, and now the great Little Richard has passed at 87. Alopbopalubopalopbamboom!

Little Richard Dead at 87

The rock’n’roll originator influenced generations of musicians

pitchfork.com

 

[bmd]

Aw, noooo! RIP Little Richard.

 

[Humberto]

A force of nature. RIP Little Richard.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Proper legend, music-wise. Not such a great guy and tbh one of those people I assumed had died a long time ago. Tutti Frutti remains such an exciting record

 

[planetgeli]

RIP. Hell of a singer, hell of a dancer. Any friend of Bootsy is a friend of mine. x

 

[blairsh]

 

[Knotted]

Bloody 'ell. I assumed he was immortal. RIP.

 

[souljacker]

Does seem to be a 2016-like musician cull going on this year. Larry Sherman, weatherall, Florian Schneider. The others mentioned above. 2020 really does suck.

 

[Humberto]

Good innings given his propensity for the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle for large parts of his long life.

 

[Celyn]

What a terrible week - Tony Allen, Dave Greenfield, Florian Schneider, and now the great Little Richard has passed at 87. !!! Alopbopalubopalopbamboom!

Little Richard Dead at 87

The rock’n’roll originator influenced generations of musicians

pitchfork.com

Oh! Damnshit.

 

[Sprocket.]

Tutti-Frutti great song.
Brilliant performer and a good innings.
RIP.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

 

[gosub]

RIP

 

[DJWrongspeed]

A force of nature. RIP Little Richard.

Exactly, screaming baby

 

[blossie33]

Legend - RIP ☺

 

[blossie33]

That's not him apparently but Frankie 'sugarchile' Robinson - still a great clip though

 

[JuanTwoThree]

That's not him apparently but Frankie 'sugarchile' Robinson - still a great clip though

So it seems. I'll leave it there notwithstanding.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

RIP. Thought he was already dead too for some reason.

 

[Kaka Tim]

The true king of rocknroll. Tutti frutti must have been like a bomb going off. Jaws on the floor across the world.
This wild Outrageous creature shrieking some lunatic glassiola that seemed to suggest riotious ecstasy, rebellion, sex and the destruction of Western civilisation.
Nobody had seen or heard anything remotely like this before.
Much emulated never equalled. Set the benchmark for everything that was to come.
Go well little richard.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Two and a half minutes that changed the world.

RIP.

 

[Knotted]

 

[Ax^]

although must admit did not know he was still kicking about

 

[stavros]

Off the top of my head, I think only Jerry Lee Lewis is still around now of the original rock'n'rollers (discounting Cliff).

 

[hash tag]

What a terrible week - Tony Allen, Dave Greenfield, Florian Schneider, and now the great Little Richard has passed at 87. Alopbopalubopalopbamboom!

Little Richard Dead at 87

The rock’n’roll originator influenced generations of musicians

pitchfork.com

Don't forget Millie & Brian Howe

 

[Kaka Tim]

Two and a half minutes that changed the world.

RIP.

aint that the truth

 

[William of Walworth]

Just seen this news

 

[Steel Icarus]

Off the top of my head, I think only Jerry Lee Lewis is still around now of the original rock'n'rollers (discounting Cliff).

Chubby Checker is still with us

 

[Humberto]

 

[killer b]

This 1972 interview on the BBC is AMAZING.