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Originally Posted by vienna
... Bo, Chuck, and Richard basically invented R&R: Bo gave it its beat and swagger; Chuck gave it words, wit, and melody; Richard gave it panache, showmanship and raucous joy. It is safe to say, without Little Richard, there would have been no Jimi Hendrix or Prince or any number of other stars; he even gave The Beatles their harmonized "Wooo" (not to mention McCartney's R&R vocal style), a debt fully acknowledged by the Fab Four...
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There might not have been an Elvis without Little Richard, or Carl Perkins...
for me, that "Long Tall Sally" is the epitome of a rock and roll song. It's what JCF modeled his Travelin' Band from
which, of course, was not his first Little Richard copy:
eventually "modernizing" the sound
Why do so many of the youtube posters feel the need to play with and "improve" the audio?... sheesh. Betwee, that and all the commercials, I'm about done with them... but they are convenient when you can find decent clips...
