Little Richard in the Sixties
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Track:Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes
was undoubtedly past his flamboyant best, but the erstwhile medicine show performer who called himself "Princess Lavone" could still come up with the goods, as he did on this Brunswick recording from the mid-sixties
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Comments (7)
Had not heard that before. I always enjoy Little Richard.
Tis amazing how quickly the Beatles et al pushed aside the originators.
"Who are the Beatles?" asks judge
Those are the British guys who taught Americans they liked American music.
Had not heard this before either. Not bad at all. It makes one wonder what other viable late-period items of his are lurking out there. He still had the voice, but the many other necessary variables required for his 1950's impact were not fully there for him in 1966. I also wonder how he came to record this song. Perhaps someone around him had heard Dylan and the Band perform it. Or maybe back when he was with Dave Bartholomew's band in the mid-1950's he came across Professor Longhair's version. Here's a version from 1936 by Blind Boy Fuller called "Mama Let Me Lay It on You." He was an influential North Carolina bluesman who played a loud steel-bodied National guitar.
Fascinating stuff, Spike. I knew the song was of some antiquity (writing credit simply said "unknown"), but had not been able to trace it back to before World Wwar II
I saw Little Richard live in the early 70's and he was as vital as ever. He was also very personable and talked a lot to the crowd- although he kept telling us how pretty he was and to shut up- in a respectful way. That's his trade mark line.
Alot of his material from the 80's on Reprise is also good stuff to own.