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only rock ‘n’ roll

Little Richard, 1932-2020

“Tutti Frutti,” 1956 (screen test, The Girl Can’t Help It)

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“Long Tall Sally,” 1956 (Don’t Knock the Rock)

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“Good Golly, Miss Molly,” 1958

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“Rip It Up,” early 1960s

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“Lucille,” 1973

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When you look at today’s Grammy winners – God bless them – half of them were discovered when they were 10 years old, were groomed, and had managers and publicists. Little Richard just clawed his way to the top at a very early age with nothing except a tremendous amount of talent and gumption.

—David Kirby, author of Little Richard: The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2009)

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