Little Richard : Rock 'n' roll pioneer dies (Who?)

SexyGreyFox · 9 May 2020 at 16:36

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52601228

For the idiots who like to be clever he was one of the founding Fathers of Rock N Roll with some truly amazing Rock N Roll songs and was a great influence on my musical life along with Buddy Holl and Chuck Berry.

RIP

MookJong · 9 May 2020 at 16:37

Predator helicopter scene innit...

Gray2233 · 9 May 2020 at 16:53

I didn't realise he was as old.

A massively influential artist and it's a shame he's gone.

RIP.

Boge · 9 May 2020 at 18:00

Wow. 87? He did well to get to that age (given some of his predelictions)

I always found him to be a bit too fuelled up and down right scary to watch but there's no denying he a was a true innovator in the early days..

Deserves to be remembered as much as Chuck Berry , Jerry Lee, and Elvis as a part of the birth of Rock and Roll.

87? Wow. Fair play fella.

jsmoke · 9 May 2020 at 18:07

"Why Did You Leave Me"

Jokester · 9 May 2020 at 18:16

Malevolence · 9 May 2020 at 18:18

Sad day, an absolute legend. There wouldn't be any rock or heavy metal without Little Richrd or Chuck Berry. The guy was a true pioneer. Although the latter wouldn't have been the influence he was if it wasn't for Marty McFly, but that's another story.

SexyGreyFox · 9 May 2020 at 19:18

Malevolence said:
Sad day, an absolute legend. There wouldn't be any rock or heavy metal without Chuck Berry. The guy was a true pioneer. Although he wouldn't have been the influence he was if it wasn't for Marty McFly, but that's another story.

I played in Chuck Berry's backing band when he came to Baileys in Hanley.
We had to wait on stage, the tour Manager said "He will walk on, turn to you and say the song and what key it is in and then get on with it".
We played about 15 songs and halfway through the last song he cut it short and walked off.
The crowd went wild for an encore but he was gone, he'd left the building and got straight in a car.
It took me ages to convince the audience he had gone.
It was several years later when we found out that he does exactly one hour and will leave the stage when it reached one hour

Boge · 9 May 2020 at 19:28

Was this during the "My Ding a Ling" era?

Got any pics?

SexyGreyFox · 9 May 2020 at 19:34

Boge said:
and then you fell out of bed?

Seriously cool story if true though.

Got any pics?

I've been after pics since it happened and it was also last minute.
I used to play in Rock n Roll/Rockabilly bands at the time and we were quite incestuous where we would just throw bands together.
I'd got tickets to go see Chuck Berry but got a phone call about two hours before the gig to turn up.
I also played guitar for Showaddywaddy for two gigs around the same time but at to stand offstage because I didn't know the dance moves.

I admit it does sound like BS but I have been gigging for 50 years this year..

Marky · 9 May 2020 at 19:38

RIP.

Didn't realise he was as old as he was - He's had a great life!

Grimley · 9 May 2020 at 20:07

I saw him in Concert with Chuck Berry & Jerry Lee Lewis at Wembley Arena many years ago. Out of the 3 him and his backing band were by far the LOUDEST, so loud my ears hurt at the time, that's what i remember the most about seeing him.

Still a Legend though, RIP.

McBain · 9 May 2020 at 21:09

Legend!!

easyrider · 9 May 2020 at 21:22

dirtychinchilla · 9 May 2020 at 22:34

RIP.

Our drummer has been trying to convince us to cover Lucille for about a year. I think this might finally get us to cave...we're rock, punk, grunge. I just can't see how Lucille would fit into that.

robgmun · 10 May 2020 at 09:59

Marky said:
RIP.

Didn't realise he was as old as he was - He's had a great life!

Same RIP, he was one of the big names you thought went many years ago so i was surprised he was still alive and made it to a grand old age. Good innings!

SexyGreyFox · 10 May 2020 at 11:59

robgmun said:
i was surprised he was still alive and made it to a grand old age

Especially with his gay sexual promiscuity.
Around 1980 I was reading an interview with him in a magazine and he was talking about how hard it was to have sex with blokes when he was younger so he ended up getting a girlfriend who could easily get blokes and because the man would be lusted up they would let Richard join in.
I took the magazine to the bloke I was playing in a rockabilly band with (he worked the next assembly line to me) and he tore the page out, ripped it up , threw it and walked off

Flaevius · 10 May 2020 at 13:06

An innovative artist and one of those who helped to shape a lot of 'rock' music since his heyday. Spun 'Here's Little Richard' yesterday evening in honour.