The Big Life of Little RichardAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 10 September 2020
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The first major biography of Little Richard, a rollicking, nuanced celebration of the late singer/songwriterâ?Ts life and his role in the history of American musicâ?"gospel, soul, rock, and moreâ?oTutti Fruttiâ?? â?¢ â?oRip It Upâ?? â?¢ â?oGood Golly Miss Mollyâ?? â?¢ â?oLucilleâ?? â?¢ â?oLong Tall Sallyâ?? â?¢ â?oYou Keep A-Knockinâ?Tâ??Little Richard blazed the trail for generations of musiciansâ?"The Beatles, James Brown, the Everly Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Prince . . . the list seems endless. He was â?oThe Originator,â?? â?oThe Innovator,â?? and the self-anointed â?oKing and Queen of Rock â?Tnâ?T Roll.â?? When he died on May 9, 2020, The Big Life of Little Richardâ?"a nearly-completed bookâ?"was immediately updated to cover the international response to his death. It is the first major biography of Macon, Georgiaâ?Ts Richard Wayne Penniman, who was, until his passing, the last rock god standing. Mark Ribowsky, acclaimed biographer of musical iconsâ?"the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Reddingâ?"takes readers through venues, gigs, and studios, conveying the sweaty energy of music sessions limited to a few tracks on an Ampex tape machine and vocals sung along with a live band. He explores Little Richardâ?Ts musicianship; his family life; his uphill battle against racism; his interactions with famous contemporaries and the media; and his lifelong inner conflict between his religion and his sexuality. The Big Life of Little Richard not only explores a legendary stage persona, but also a complex life under the makeup and pomade, the neon-lit duds and piano pyrotechnics, along with a full-body dive into the waters of sexual fluidity. By 2020, eighty-seven-year-old Little Richardâ?Ts electrifying smile was still intact, as were his bona fides as rockâ?Ts kingly architect: the â?T50s defined his reign, and he extended elder statesmanship ever since. His biggest smash, â?oTutti Frutti,â?? is one of historyâ?Ts most covered songsâ?"a staple of the pre-Invasion Beatlesâ?"and Elvis pivoted from country to blues rock after Little Richard made R&Bâ?Ts sexual overtones a fundament of the new musical order. Even Hendrix, the greatest instrumentalist in rock history, toured with him before launching a meteoric solo career. Whenever someone pushes the music and culture of rock to its outer borders, one should turn to Little Richard for assurance that anything is possible.
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