You heard "Short Fat Fanny" by Little Richard before, but you should watch & listen to this superior version. Billy was working for Little Richard when this video was made but i couldn´t find any reference of this song being released so maybe it was just a video edit.
Posted on 04/14/2007
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Absolutely AWESOME! I love this - a lot more than his solo hits later in the 60s & 70s. SoulRocket, YOU THE MAN.
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This, as dermahrk astutely notes, totally cooks. Looks like it might be "Shindig." Billy was a regular on the show, after all.....
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What gave it away, the white gogo boots?
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rockin'
i'm not really that familliar with the pre sgt. pepper preston.
that bass player rocks!
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This is one video I can replay over & over. The man has a massive amount of charisma.
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i watched it three times so far. partly due to the novelty of my new dsl connect, but yeah, he's really ripping it up. i have his "music is my life" lp, but that's it. i'm gonna have to get some of the earlier recordings.
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Great performance. Wow.
It took me a while to realize that the original was actually a Larry Williams hit, but on the same Specialty label and probably featuring many of the same musicians. I remember hearing it on the radio in 1957 and the deejay saying, "He's just a Little Richard imitator." Little Richard's sound left plenty of room for other singers to share.
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Wow! It is amazing the transformation he made from star to session guy to star again. I actually worked a Gospel project he did in 2002, I think. Talent never goes out o' style.
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i love when billy picks his nose on the movie Let it be after the long version of "dig it"
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Sweet!
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I remember hearing it on the radio in 1957 and the deejay saying, “He’s just a Little Richard imitator.” all i can say is i wished i have been there, Spike. Also thanks for bringing the original here. Oddly enough another version of this same video was tagged as Larry Williams & the credits in the beginning were earased. Thanks for your comments, guys.