One of the original rock & roll greats, Little Richard merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans R&B, pounding the piano and wailing with gleeful abandon. While numerous other R&B greats of the early '50s had been moving in a similar direction, none of them matched the sheer electricity of Richard's vocals. With his bullet-speed deliveries, ecstatic trills, and the overjoyed force of personality in his singing, he was crucial in upping the voltage from high-powered R&B into the similar, yet different, guise of rock & roll. Although he was only a hitmaker for a couple of years or so, his influence upon both the soul and British Invasion stars of the 1960s was vast, and his early hits remain core classics of the rock repertoire.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
1 Lucille
1:20
2 The Girl Can't Help It
1:27
3 Tutti Frutti
1:15
4 Send Me Some Lovin'
2:03
5 Long Tall Sally
1:15
6 Get Down With It
5:12
7 True Fine Mama
2:15
8 Jenny, Jenny
2:18
9 Good Golly Miss Molly
1:32
10 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
2:55
11 Anyway You Want Me
2:40
12 You Oughta Feel It
3:00
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