As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Little Richard

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/little-richard-incendiary-spirit-of-early-rock-and-roll-dies-at-87/2020/05/09/4c0b038a-9201-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
 
A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!
 
Interesting trivia item from the Post’s obituary: In 1992, he recorded a children’s album, “Shake It All About,” which included a freewheeling version of “The Hokey Pokey” and other kindergarten classics.
 
Favorite songs:
Rip It Up 
Tutti Frutti
Good Golly Miss Molly
Long Tall Sally
Lucille
Keep A Knockin’
Jenny, Jenny
Slippin’ And Slidin’
Great Gosh A’Mighty
The Girl Can’t Help It
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  1. JFMay 12, 2020 at 5:26 PM

    Always brought a smile. The very definition of raw, primal rock and roll.

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    1. Mike RhoadsMay 13, 2020 at 7:45 PM

      Without Little Richard, would Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels have had a career at all?

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    2. JFMay 14, 2020 at 12:50 PM

      Jackie Wilson said...

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