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Off Topic => The Pub => Arts and Entertainment => Topic started by: robgul on 09 May, 2020, 04:11:47 pm

Title: Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard has died.
Post by: robgul on 09 May, 2020, 04:11:47 pm: 87 so a good innibgs and what a legacy in the world of music.

Rob
Title: Re: Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard has died.
Post by: rogerzilla on 09 May, 2020, 04:56:51 pm: Also...it wasn't really him in the Noddy Holder urban legend.

RIP
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Post by: Peter on 09 May, 2020, 04:58:04 pm: Just terrific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgPS1vMpd0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgPS1vMpd0)

He was just as good without the drugs, too. Bob Dylan wanted to be Little Richard and I suspect Elvis did, too. But the gig was already taken.

RIP (Richard in Penniman)
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Post by: hatler on 09 May, 2020, 05:03:33 pm: Great shame, but as others have said, what an innings. He didn't exactly 'conform' did he.
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Post by: Redlight on 09 May, 2020, 05:04:00 pm: Quote from: rogerzilla on 09 May, 2020, 04:56:51 pm
Also...it wasn't really him in the Noddy Holder urban legend.

RIP

I think the uninitiated among us may need a bit of explanation here... ???
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Post by: Juan Martín on 09 May, 2020, 06:12:51 pm: I remember seeing him on Channel 4's 'White Room' and being amused by Robert Palmer's reaction as he watches from the back of the stage; he's clearly impressed. Well it is a knockout performance. I found it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kaCa5mMajg Blimey, that's nearly 25 years ago!
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 09 May, 2020, 06:34:44 pm: Quote from: Peter on 09 May, 2020, 04:58:04 pm
Bob Dylan wanted to be Little Richard and I suspect Elvis did, too. But the gig was already taken.

RIP (Richard in Penniman)
Whereas Elvis was playing the part of the rock and roll star, Little Richard always was one.
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Post by: T42 on 10 May, 2020, 09:52:48 am: RIP. I hope he enjoyed himself.
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 May, 2020, 02:15:00 am: Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Elton John all played with him at some point in their early careers.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/may/11/the-magnificent-one-how-little-richards-style-shaped-david-bowie-prince-and-elton-john
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Post by: Mr Larrington on 12 May, 2020, 08:36:48 am: Little Richard actually fired Hendrix from his band for not adhering to the dress code ;D
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Post by: Tim Hall on 13 May, 2020, 10:16:08 pm: That nice Gideon Coe is playing back to back Little Richard on 6 Music now
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Post by: citoyen on 14 May, 2020, 10:07:29 am: Quote from: Tim Hall on 13 May, 2020, 10:16:08 pm
That nice Gideon Coe is playing back to back Little Richard on 6 Music now

I was listening to that. Incredible.

Thing is, I like listening to Gideon Coe in bed, because the tunes he plays - and his voice - are generally conducive to relaxation.

If there's one thing Little Richard is not, it's relaxing. Listening to that medley of tracks felt like an onslaught of relentless power and energy. I have to admit I've never really appreciated his work, always felt he was a bit of a one-trick pony, but listening to that medley made me wish I'd seen him live. Absolutely astonishing.

And yes, he is a one-trick pony, but if you're only going to have one trick, that's a pretty good one to have. He is the pure essence of rock'n'roll. And if ever anyone was in any doubt that the point of all rock'n'roll is sex, he completely dispels that. You can almost smell the sex in his performances.

Anyway, that was my night's sleep completely ruined. But at least it was in a good cause.
Title: Re: Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard has died.
Post by: rogerzilla on 17 May, 2020, 10:26:13 am: Quote from: Redlight on 09 May, 2020, 05:04:00 pm
Quote from: rogerzilla on 09 May, 2020, 04:56:51 pm
Also...it wasn't really him in the Noddy Holder urban legend.

RIP

I think the uninitiated among us may need a bit of explanation here... ???
You had to ask, didn't you?

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/your-favourite-fantastic-but-unfortunately-untrue-music-biz-story.96175/
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Post by: Redlight on 18 May, 2020, 10:16:52 am: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

(Although, I seem to recall reading somewhere that John Lennon made a similar claim about himself and the manager of one of the Hamburg clubs in which The Beatles learned their trade.)
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Post by: Efrogwr on 18 May, 2020, 03:12:26 pm: It is alleged that one of the reasons for Brian Epstein becoming The Beales' manager was that he fancied John Lennon.
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Post by: Redlight on 18 May, 2020, 03:49:53 pm: Quote from: Efrogwr on 18 May, 2020, 03:12:26 pm
It is alleged that one of the reasons for Brian Epstein becoming The Beales' manager was that he fancied John Lennon.

...indeed, and Lennon also claimed to have given Epstein a helping hand on at least one occasion, when they went on holiday together to Spain.
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Post by: Peter on 20 May, 2020, 11:43:58 am: And so, back to Little Richard. Just the Greatest.
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2020, 01:21:01 pm: In a Whatsapp conversation about Little Richard, someone posted this:
https://youtu.be/Y9a49oFalZE

Apparently a big influence on him. I'd never heard of her but... you can see the connection!
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Post by: pcolbeck on 20 May, 2020, 01:38:19 pm: Cant believe you missed out on her up to now. She was brilliant.
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 May, 2020, 08:36:03 pm: Quote from: pcolbeck on 20 May, 2020, 01:38:19 pm
Cant believe you missed out on her up to now. She was brilliant.
It's clear that Elton John owes her something too. At least in the fashion stakes:
https://youtu.be/FKK_EQ4pj9A?t=2357