The men who created rock and roll are nearly all gone. Little Richard dead at age 87.

 

I saw that this morning!

I grew up listening to him. 

Thats sad. 
 

All the young bucks on here have no idea who he is. ?

 

 

Mike
 

Did you know The Beatles opened one of his concerts in Europe?

 

Here is what I found out about Little Richard and The Beatles.

 

"In 1962, concert promoter Don Arden persuaded Little Richard to tour Europe after telling him his records were still selling well there even though they were not in the United States. Having heard of Richard's European tour, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, asked Arden to allow the band to open for Richard on some tour dates, to which he agreed. The first show for which the Beatles opened was at New Brighton's Tower Ballroom that October. During this time, Richard advised the group on how to perform his songs and taught Paul McCartney his distinctive vocalizations. In the fall of 1963, Richard agreed to rescue a sagging tour featuring The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley and the Rolling Stones. At the end of that tour, Richard was given his own television special for Granada Television titled The Little Richard Spectacular."

 

He also was considered one of the rock and roll pioneers.

 

RIP Little Richard.

One of the Beatles favorite songs to play was Long Tall Sally, Little Richard had an influence on many bands.

 

One of the best, will be missed. RIP.. 

RIP 

If you don't remember Patti Page, Joni James, Jackie Wilson and Roy Orbison, 

you probably don't remember Little Richard. Though he was never a favorite of mine,

Little Richard was a sign of the times, a free spirit who took more chances than your average bear.

 

Roger