The final Stranraer contribution to The Blues Collection is Little Richard with Long Tall Sally.
Like Chuck Berry who I have previously featured in this series you could argue that he is more rock'n'roll.
Also in the last track featured here there is more than a wee bit of Southern Soul.
No matter - any excuse to play Little Richard is to be warmly embraced
I won't bore you with a potted biography as he surely needs no introduction.
What would I give to have seen him perform live in his prime
Little Richard - Lucille
Little Richard - She's Got It
Little Richard - Send Me Some Loving
Not the the Specialty originals, but these re-recordings still pack a mighty wallop.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard these versions before. What years are we talking about here? I'm with you, CC. Little Richard in concert would be a great time machine moment. Must have been quite shocking to see in 1957 when the Specialty version of Lucille was racing up the charts.
ReplyDeleteNo dates attached Brian but apparently are the original Vee Jay recordings licensed from CHarly. The CHarly stuff is rarely the best in terms of recording quality
ReplyDeleteI do have a Best Of of the Specialty stuff from around 55 to 57 which would definitely have been the time to see him. Now where did I put that time machine?