little richard

     

Born in Macon, this rock legend had hits like "Good Golly, Miss Molly"

Trivia about little richard

  • As he first recorded it, "Tutti-Frutti" was a bit risque, so it was toned down when released as a single in 1955
  • His "Tutti Frutti" only made it to No. 17 in the U.S.; Pat Boone's version of it went to No. 12
  • Heard here, he left rock 'n' roll in 1957 to be ordained a Seventh-Day Adventist minister:"Womp-bomp-a-loom-op-a-womp-bomp-bomp! Tutti frutti, all rooty! Tutti frutti, all rooty!"
  • Good golly! The only artist to write his own tribute was this one, No. 8, whose first hit came in 1956
  • This wild man's hits include "Long Tall Sally" & "Rip It Up"
  • "Good Golly",Mr. Penniman
  • This "diminutive" musician has had Top 40 hits about girls named Lucille, Sally, Molly & Jenny