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LITTLE RICHARD
(voc,p)

Personal Data:

Born:	05.12.1932	(Macon, Georgia, USA, as Richard Wayne Penniman)
Died:	09.05.2020	(bone cancer)

Former Members:

Ernest McLean (g, cca 1955); Justin Adams (g, cca 1955); Jimi Hendrix (g, 1-6/65)
Frank Fields (bg, cca 1955)
Earl Palmer (ds, cca 1955)
Red Tyler (sax, cca 1955); Lee Allen (sax, cca 1955)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Here's Little Richard	7/1957	Speciality			13
2.	Little Richard 2	1958	Speciality
3.	The Fabulous Little Richard	1959	Speciality
4.	Biggest Hits	1959
5.	Greatest Hits	1959
6.	Mr. Big	1960
7.	Rip It Up	1961
8.	Slippin' & Slidin'	1962
9.	Little Richard And Sister Rosetta	1963	Little Star
10.	Little Richard Sings Gospel	1964	20th Century
11.	Coming Home	1964	Atlantic
12.	Little Richard Sings Freedom Songs	1964
13.	It's Real	1/1965	Mercury
14.	Great Hits	1965
15.	Wild & Frantic	1965
16.	Little Richard Is Back	2/1965	Vee-Jay
17.	Really Moving Gospel	8/1965	Ember
18.	Little Richard's Greatest Hits	3/1966	Vee-Jay
19.	The Explosive Little Richard	1/1967	Okeh
20.	Little Richard's Greatest Hits	8/1967	Okeh
21.	King Of The Gospel Singers	5/1968	Fontana
22.	Every Hour With Little Richard	1970
23.	The Rill Thing	1970	Reprise
24.	Little Richard & Roy Orbison & Roy Orbison	1970
25.	Well Alright (recorded 1959)	1971	Speciality
26.	The Great Ones	1971
27.	King Of Rock'n'Roll	11/1971	Reprise
28.	The Original	1972	Speciality
29.	All Time Hits	1972
30.	Rock Hard Rock Heavy	1972
31.	The Incredible	1972
32.	Rockin' With The King & Canned Heat	1972
33.	The Second Coming	12/1972	Reprise
34.	Little Richard Story	1973
35.	The Best Of Little Richard	1973
36.	Recorded Live	1973
37.	Little Richard Sings Spirituals	1973
38.	Right Now	1973
39.	Keep A Knockin'	1973
40.	Clap Your Hands	1973
41.	You Can't Keep A Good Man Down	8/1973	Union Pacific
42.	The Best Of Little Richard	1974
43.	Big Hits	1974
44.	The One & Only	1974
45.	Friends From The Beginning & Jimi Hendrix	1974	Ember
46.	Star Collection	1975	2LP
47.	The Very Best Of Little Richard	1975
48.	Dollars Dollars And More Dollars	12/1975	Charly
49.	Cast A Long Shadow	1976
50.	Greatest Hits	1976
51.	Operator	1976
52.	Little Richard & Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sister Rosetta Tharpe	1976
53.	20 Original Hits	10/1976	Sonet
54.	22 Original Hits	1977
55.	Good Golly Mis Molly	1977
56.	Long Tall Sally	1977
57.	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	20.05.1977	DJM
58.	Little Richard Now	07.10.1977	Creole
59.	God's Beautiful Country	1979	Mainstream
60.	Georgia Peach	1980	Charly
61.	Lucille	2/1980	Bravo
62.	His Biggest Hits	6/1980	Speciality
63.	The Modern Sides	1981	Ace/Chiswick
64.	Rock'n'Roll Forever	1981
65.	Whole Lotta Shakin'	7/1982	Bulldog
66.	Get Down With It	10/1982	Edsel
67.	Ooh! My Soul	1983	Charly
68.	Little Richard	8/1983	Cambra
69.	The Real Thing	23.09.1983	Magnum Force
70.	Greatest Hits	7/1984	Columbia
71.	He's Got It	11/1984	Topline
72.	Rock'n'Roll Resurrection	8/1986	Charly
73.	Long Tall Sally	9/1986	Castle
74.	Lifetime Friend	10/1986	Warner Bros
75.	Rockin' And Ravin' with Botts Brown & His Blockbusters	10/1986	RCA
76.	20 Classic Cuts	12/1986	Ace
77.	Little Richard	1/1987	Deja Vu
78.	16 Rock And Roll Classics	2/1987	Arena
79.	Early Studio Outtakes	3/1987	Sunjay
80.	Tutti Frutti	4/1987	Delta
81.	Rip It Up	5/1987	Topline
82.	16 Greatest Hits	5/1987	Bescol
83.	The Great Little Richard	10/1987	Demand
84.	The Sessions	10/1987	Subway
85.	At His Wildest Vol. 1	1988	Joker
86.	At His Wildest Vol. 2	1988	Joker
87.	At His Wildest Vol. 3	1988	Joker
88.	Big Hits	1988	GNP Crescendo
89.	20 Greatest Hits: Little Richard	5/1988	Black Tulip
90.	King Of Rock'n'Roll	7/1988	Entertainers
91.	Replay On Little Richard	12/1988	Sierra
92.	The Collection	7/1989	Castle
93.	Little Richard	7/1989	Ocean
94.	The Formative Years 1951-1953	7/1989	Bear Family
95.	Slipin', Slidin' & Shakin'	8/1989	Instant
96.	The Speciality Sessions (box set)	10/1989	Ace
97.	Wild And Wonderful	12/1991	Quality
98.	The Wildest	2/1993	Charly
99.	The EP Collection	3/1993	See For Miles
100.	Now	6/1993	Rhino
101.	Spotlight On Little Richard	2/1994	Javelin
102.	Greatest Hits	7/1994	Success
103.	Little Richard	8/1994	Dynamite
104.	Pearls Of The Past	2/1995	B.A.M.
105.	The Essential Collection	4/1995	Wisepack
106.	The Collection	6/1995	Collection
107.	The Best Of Little Richard	7/1995	Summit
108.	God Is Real	15.06.1999
109.	Original British Hit Singles	30.08.1999
110.	Tutti Frutti	09.10.2001	Columbia River
111.	Shakin' & Screamin' with Little Richard	29.01.2002	Delta
112.	All-Time Greatest Hits	19.03.2002	K-Tel Entertainment
113.	Rocking With the Georgia Peach	13.08.2002	Recall
114.	Hall of Fame	08.07.2003	Delta
115.	Get Down With It: The Okeh Sessions	24.02.2004	Sony
116.	Friends From the Beginning: Little Richard & Jimi Hendrix & Jimi Hendrix	18.05.2004	Akarma
117.	Sold Out! The Greatest Rock & Roll Show & Jerry Lee Lewis & Fats Domino	12.10.2004	Fuel 2000
118.	King of Rock'N'Roll	16.11.2004	Synergy
119.	King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Record	18.01.2005	Rhino Handmade
120.	She's Got It	19.04.2005	Pazzazz
121.	Directly from My Heart	26.04.2005	Universe
122.	Best Of Little Richard	31.05.2005	Master Classics
123.	Baby Face	19.07.2005	Pazzazz
124.	Architect of Rock 'N' Roll	13.09.2005	American Legends
125.	Get Rich Quick	06.12.2005	Rev-Ola
126.	Best Of Little Richard	13.12.2005	Direct Source
127.	Golden Legends: Little Richard Live	28.02.2006	Madacy
128.	Best of Little Richard	04.04.2006	Metro
129.	Golden Rockin' Hits	04.07.2006	Cbuj Ent
130.	20 Greatest Hits	15.08.2006	Deluxe
131.	Awopbopaloobopaloobamboom	31.10.2006	United States Dist
132.	18 Greatest	31.07.2007	Direct Source
133.	Rockin' 88's & Jerry Lee Lewis & Fats Domino	11.12.2007	Fuel 2000
134.	Rock 'N' Roll Legends	18.02.2008	Polydor
135.	Legend in Rock 'N' Roll	20.05.2008
136.	Very Best of Little Richard	29.07.2008	Specialty
137.	Tutti Frutti: Greatest Hits	16.06.2009	Cleopatra
138.	Ready Teddy	27.10.2009	Snapper
139.	Rip It Up: The Greatest Hits	31.08.2010	Music Club Deluxe
140.	The Implosive Little Richard: The Pre-Specialty Sessions 1951-1953	08.12.2011	Jerome
141.	Rock N' Roll Anthology	08.05.2012	Cleopatra
142.	Little Richard	16.10.2012	Wax Time
143.	The Essential Tracks	05.05.2014	Vintage Vinyl
144.	Rock 'n' Roll Legends	12.08.2014	One & Only Rock'n'Roll
145.	Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)	25.11.2014	Veejay
146.	The Essential Little Richard	10.03.2015	Specialty
147.	Specialty Recordings EP's, Vol. 1-7	10.03.2015	High Note
148.	Directly from My Heart: Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years	02.06.2015	Fantasy
149.	Good Golly! It's Little Richard!	10.07.2015	Performance
150.	Greatest Hits	11.09.2015	Fantasy
151.	The Complete 1957-1960	16.10.2015	Hoo Doo
152.	The Collection 1951-1962	13.11.2015	Acrobat
153.	Pray Along With Little Richard, Vol. 1&2	12.02.2016	Hoo Doo
154.	The Absolutely Essential 3-CD Collection	29.04.2016	Big 3
155.	The Definitive Collection	01.07.2016	Not Now Music
156.	Mono Box: Complete Specialty / Vee-Jay Albums	15.07.2016	Fantasy
157.	Greatest Hits	23.09.2016	10Ten Media
158.	Rock 'n' Roll Legends & Jerry Lee Lewis & Chuck Berry & Gene Vincent	11.11.2016	One Louder
159.	Great Re-Recordings	17.01.2017	JDC
160.	Chuck Berry vs. Little Richard & Chuck Berry	03.02.2017	ZYX Music

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Every Hour / Taxi Blues	1952	RCA Victor
2.	Get Rich Quick / Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother	1952	RCA Victor
3.	Why Did You Leave / Ain't Nothin' Happenin'	1952	RCA Victor
4.	Brought It All On Myself / Please Have Mercy On Me	1953	RCA Victor
5.	Ain't That Good News / Fool At The Wheel & The Tempo-Toppers	1953	Peacock
6.	Always / Rice, Red Beans & Turnip Greens & The Tempo-Toppers	1954	Peacock
7.	Little Richard Boogie / Directly From My Heart To You	1955	Peacock
8.	Maybe I'm Right / I Love My Baby	1955	Peacock
9.	Tutti Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy	12/1955	Specialty		17
10.	She's Got It / Heebie Jeebies	1956	Speciality
11.	Long Tall Sally / Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' And Hidin')	3/1956	Specialty		13
12.	Rip It Up / Ready Teddy	6/1956	Specialty	30	17
13.	Long Tall Sally / Tutti Frutti	1/1957	London	3
14.	The Girl Can't Help It / All Around The World	1/1957	Specialty		49
15.	She's Got It / The Girl Can't Help It	2/1957	London	9
16.	Lucille / Send Me Some Lovin'	3/1957	Speciality	10	21
17.	Jenny, Jenny / Miss Ann	6/1957	Speciality	11	14
18.	Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave	9/1957	Speciality	21	8
19.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Hey Hey Hey Hey	2/1958	Speciality	8	10
20.	Ooh! My Soul / True Fine Mama	5/1958	Speciality	22	31
21.	Baby Face / I'll Never Let You Go	9/1958	Speciality	2	41
22.	She Knows How To Rock / Early One Morning (v GB)	1/1959	London
23.	Shake A Hand / All Night Long	1959	Speciality
24.	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Maybe I'm Right	1959	Speciality
25.	By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Wondering	3/1959	Speciality
26.	By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Early One Morning	3/1959	London	17
27.	Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue	5/1959	Speciality	26	95
28.	Baby / I Got It	12/1959	Speciality
29.	Directly From My Heart / The Most I Can Offer	1960	Speciality
30.	Need Him / Milky White Way	1960	Coral
31.	He's Not Just A Soldier / Joy Joy Joy	12/1961	Mercury		113
32.	Do You Care / Ride On King Jesus	1962	Mercury
33.	I'm In Love Again / Everynight About This Time	1962	Little Star
34.	He Got What He Wanted / Why Don't You Change Your Ways	9/1962	Mercury	38
35.	The Valley Of Tears / Freedom Ride	1963	Little Star
36.	Crying In The Chapel / Hole In The Wall	3/1963	Atlantic		119
37.	Travellin' Shoes / It Is No Secret	7/1963	Atlantic
38.	Poor Boy Paul / Wonderin'	1964	Vee-Jay
39.	Bama Lama Bama Loo / Annie's Back	4/1964	Speciality		82
40.	Bama Lama Bama Loo / Keep A Knockin'	5/1964	London	20
41.	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Goodnight Irene	8/1964	Vee-Jay		126
42.	Peace In The Valley / Joy Joy Joy	1/1965	Mercury
43.	Blueberry Hill / Cherry Red	1/1965	Vee-Jay
44.	I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me (Part 1) / I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me (Part 2) (v GB 14.1.66, Fontana)	10/1965	Vee-Jay		92
45.	Directly From The Heart / I'm Back	1966	Modern
46.	Baby What You Want Me To Do / Baby What You Want Me To Do (Part 2)	1966	Modern
47.	In The Name / Don't You Know I	1966	Kent
48.	I Need Love / The Commandments Of Love	1966	Okeh
49.	Without Love / Dance What You Wanna	11.03.1966	Sue
50.	Holy Mackeral / Baby Don't You Want A Man Like Me	29.04.1966	Stateside
51.	Cross Over / It Ain't What'cha Do	7/1966	Vee-Jay
52.	Do You Feel It EP	15.07.1966	Stateside
53.	Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Tail) / Well	29.07.1966	Columbia		121
54.	Get Down With It / Rosemary	1/1967	Columbia
55.	Hurry Sundown / I Don't Want To Discuss It	1967	Okeh
56.	Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go) / Never Gonna Let You Go	1967	Columbia
57.	Lucille / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	1967	Okeh
58.	Little Bit Of Something / Money	7/1967	Okeh
59.	Tear My Clothes / Stingy Jenny	1968	Brunswick
60.	Soul Train / Can I Count On You	1968	Brunswick
61.	Try Some Of Mine / She's Together	3/1968	MCA
62.	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Lawdy Miss Clawdy	5/1968	President
63.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Lucille	5/1968	London
64.	Baby What You Want Me To Do / Baby What You Want Me To Do (Part 2) (reissue)	2/1969	Action
65.	Freedom Blues / Dew Drop Inn	5/1970	Reprise		47
66.	Greenwood Mississippi / I Saw Her Standing There	8/1970	Reprise		85
67.	Shake A Hand / Somebody Saw You	12/1971	Reprise
68.	Mockingbird Sally / Rockin' Rockin' Boogie	1972	Reprise
69.	Money Runner / Money Is	2/1972	Reprise
70.	In The Middle Of The Night / Where Will I Find A Place To Sleep This Evening	1973	Green Mountain
71.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Good Golly Miss Molly (Part 2)	1973	Bell
72.	Rockin' Rollin' Boogie / King Of The Rock'n'Roll / Saints / Mockingbird Sally	1974	Reprise
73.	Poor Dog	5/1974	Epic
74.	Call My Name / Steal Miss Liza	1/1976	Manticore		106
75.	Tutti Frutti / Keep A Knockin'	1976	Speciality
76.	Good Golly Miss Molly / All Around The World	1976	Speciality
77.	Long Tall Sally / Heebie Geebies	1976	Speciality
78.	I Got It / Rock'n'Roll Is Here To Stay / Keep A Knockin' / Bama Lama Bama Loo	1976	Speciality
79.	The Girl Can't Help It	6/1977
80.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Rip It Up / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon	01.07.1977	Creole	37
81.	Lucille / Good Golly Miss Molly	7/1977	Charly
82.	Send Me Some Lovin' 1978 / King Sax	9/1978	Creole
83.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Baby Face / The Girl Can't Help It	1979	Creole
84.	Try To Help Your Brother / Try To Help Your Brother (Part 2)	1980	Mainstream
85.	Good Golly Miss Molly / Baby Face / The Girl Can't Help It (reissue)	3/1982	Jukebox
86.	Good Golly Miss Molly / The Girl Can't Help It	1/1985	Old Gold
87.	Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally	1/1985	Old Gold
88.	Lucille / Baby Face	1/1985	Old Gold
89.	Great Gosh A'mighty (It's A Matter Of Time) / The Ride 12" + Down And Out In Beverley Hills	2/1986	MCA	62	42
90.	Operator / Big House Reunion	10/1986	Warner Bros	67
91.	Somebody's Comin' / One Ray Of Sunshine	1/1987	Warner Bros
92.	Tutti Frutti / She's Got It / I'll Never Let You Go	4/1987	Ace
93.	I'm Quitting Show Business EP (I've Just Come From The Mountain / Search Me Lord / Coming Home / I'm Quitting Show Business)	6/1987	Magnum Force
94.	Happy Ending / California Girls & The Beach Boys	11/1987	Atco
95.	Lil' Bit Of Gold EP (Tutti Frutti / Good Golly Miss Molly / Slippin' And Slidin' / The Girl Can't Help It)	5/1988	Rhino
96.	Tutti Frutti / Powerful Stuff & Fabulous Thunderbirds	8/1988	Elektra		65
97.	Tutti Frutti / Kokomo & The Beach Boys	9/1988	Elektra	25	1
98.	Twins & Philip Bailey	11/1988	W.T.G.
99.	Get Down With It / I Don't Want To Discuss It	08.06.2012	Outta Sight
100.	Jenny Jenny EP (Jenny, Jenny / Miss Ann)	28.08.2012	Collectables
101.	Rip It Up / Ready Teddy	29.01.2015	Specialty

Bibliography:

Charles White: The Life And Times Of Little Richard

Awards:

1993 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Tutti Frutti")
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Long Tall Sally")
2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Lucille")
2012 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Here's Little Richard", 1957)

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Get Rhythm" on Johnny Cash tribute LP "Kindred Spirits" (24.9.02, Lucky Dog/Sony Music Nashville)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	12		3	Výročí
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	09.12.1972	28	Albums	album review
1973	34	25.08.1973	35	Albums	album review
1977	27	02.07.1977	18	Singles	single review
1977	31	30.07.1977	43	Singles	single review
1983	34	20.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1966	0	14.01.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	06.05.1966	4	Singles	single review
1972	0	16.12.1972	12	Albums	album review
1973	0	25.08.1973	37	Albums	album review
1975	0	26.04.1975	35	Information City
1975	0	12.07.1975	35	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	2	31.01.1995	6	Galerie
2005	7		79	Live	gig review