RIP Little Richard

[JellyBean]

RIP to an ICONIC figure. The Architect of Rock & Roll. RIP, Little Richard.

 

[Aluminny69]

I did not say he was not successful. He found out he sounded ridiculous singing them and true R&R fans did not like his covers. Most of Boone's career was in singing pop songs such as Moon River. After the fifties Boone was not singing Little Richard songs as the popularity of that music had faded. No way all of his sixty year career consisted of singing Little Richard songs.

As I remember, two of Pat Boone's biggest hits were April Love and Love Letters in the Sand. I believe Andy Williams had a bigger hit with Moon River.

This is from WIKI: "Moon River" was a hit single for Jerry Butler in late 1961. Released simultaneously with Mancini's, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[11] and number 3 Easy Listening[12] in December, two weeks before Mancini's recording reached the same chart ranking. Danny Williams had a hit version of the song that reached number one in the UK in the final week of 1961.[1] Although Andy Williams never released the song as a single, his LP Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes (1962), was certified gold in 1963 for selling one million units.[13] The album reached number 3 on the Billboard Top 200, eventually selling more than two million copies by 1967. "

 

[donalddoowop]

As I remember, two of Pat Boone's biggest hits were April Love and Love Letters in the Sand. I believe Andy Williams had a bigger hit with Moon River.

This is from WIKI: "Moon River" was a hit single for Jerry Butler in late 1961. Released simultaneously with Mancini's, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[11] and number 3 Easy Listening[12] in December, two weeks before Mancini's recording reached the same chart ranking. Danny Williams had a hit version of the song that reached number one in the UK in the final week of 1961.[1] Although Andy Williams never released the song as a single, his LP Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes (1962), was certified gold in 1963 for selling one million units.[13] The album reached number 3 on the Billboard Top 200, eventually selling more than two million copies by 1967. "

It seems as if everyone except Pat Boone recorded "Moon River". Thanks for the correction. I had forgotten that Jerry Butler was one of the first to record it, a couple of years after leaving the Impressions.

 

[Jingo]

It seems as if everyone except Pat Boone recorded "Moon River". Thanks for the correction. I had forgotten that Jerry Butler was one of the first to record it, a couple of years after leaving the Impressions.

Jerry Butler & the Impressions was a good hook-up .. "For Your Precious Love" wuz one of my favrit down-in-the-basement slooow dance songs when I wuz in high school. The Impressions fared well after Jerry left with a different [Curtis Mayfield] lead & sound

 

[Woof 101]

@Aluminny69
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Agree for the most part but I would add Bo Diddley to that list. Connie Francis was not a rock and roller, her songs were listed on the R&B charts. The most popular female singer in the fifties was Patti Page who was pop contemporary. Many a baby boomer had a dad who would croon over Patti "The Rage Page" whether mom was in ear shot or not.
A good female of note from the era was Big Momma Thorton, she evolved into R&B but in 1952 this was some of the earliest rock n roll. ( For the tech police this is a later video as the strat guitar in the video came about in 1954) Elvis did OK with this one....

 

[donalddoowop]

@Aluminny69

Agree for the most part but I would add Bo Diddley to that list. Connie Francis was not a rock and roller, her songs were listed on the R&B charts. The most popular female singer in the fifties was Patti Page who was pop contemporary. Many a baby boomer had a dad who would croon over Patti "The Rage Page" whether mom was in ear shot or not.
A good female of note from the era was Big Momma Thorton, she evolved into R&B but in 1952 this was some of the earliest rock n roll. ( For the tech police this is a later video as the strat guitar in the video came about in 1954) Elvis did OK with this one....

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Many Elvis fans were surprised that he was not the one to first record Hound Dog. Rock & Roll did not come about until the mid fifties with Bill Haley and the Comets when Alan Freed started calling the music Rock & Roll. At least that is the way it was here in St. Louis. We did not start hearing Little Richard until about 1955. We heard Fats Domino before we heard Little Richard. Little Richard was wild, but entertaining.

 

[Aluminny69]

A good female of note from the era was Big Momma Thorton, she evolved into R&B but in 1952 this was some of the earliest rock n roll. ( For the tech police this is a later video as the strat guitar in the video came about in 1954) Elvis did OK with this one....

I always felt Wanda Jackson could rock with the best of them!

 

[donalddoowop]

I always felt Wanda Jackson could rock with the best of them!

You have some interesting information. I think if you, me, Bama fan, Jingo and Golden Husky ever got together, there would be some very interesting conversations going on. Also JordyG.

 

[Aluminny69]

You have some interesting information. I think if you, me, Bama fan, Jingo and Golden Husky ever got together, there would be some very interesting conversations going on. Also JordyG.

This video has more talking than singing, but it's all good. Wanda talks about the early days of touring with Elvis.

 

[Jingo]

You have some interesting information. I think if you, me, Bama fan, Jingo and Golden Husky ever got together, there would be some very interesting conversations going on. Also JordyG.

I'm a Brooklyn Paramount Alan Freed kinda guy .. I heard a lotta WINS doo wop tunes on my portable transistor radio while playing stickball and skelzy and KINGS

 

[donalddoowop]

I'm a Brooklyn Paramount Alan Freed kinda guy .. I heard a lotta WINS doo wop tunes on my portable transistor radio while playing stickball and skelzy and KINGS

I know stickball but not skelzy and Kings.

 

[Jingo]

I know stickball but not skelzy and Kings.

Howz bout "I Declare War" .. "Territory" .. "Running Bases" .. "Ringaleevio" .. "Stoop Ball" .. "Triangle" .. ? .. of course, the linchpin for 80% of these activities - the sine qua non - was the ubiquitous "spaldeen" ... thank you Mr Spalding! .. I tried to teach my children and grandchildren many of these games but it was difficult due to increasing street traffic but we managed to play a LOT of fast-pitch, up-against-the-wall, chalk-box stickball in the huge expanse behind Franklin K Lane high school on the Brooklyn/Queens border [Woodhaven/Cypress Hills] .. I believe my NY childhood was very unique and imaginative, mebbe 1% of the country[or less], eh?