RIP Little Richard

[Whisperer]

The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

[CCFCC3PO]

The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

A tremendous influence for a generation. Elvis and The Beatles were massively influenced by him as was Prince.

“When I started singing [rock & roll], I sang it a long time before I presented it to the public because I was afraid they wouldn’t like it. I never heard nobody do it, and I was scared.”

[RichardM]

Good golly

[MOZZER2]

disagree with the OP as I always think Chuck Berry was the real king of 50's rock 'n'roll johnny burnette the real king of rockabilly

but as a 50's music buff loved all the rockabilly ,blues and rock n roll stuff from that era a sad day RIP

[Tuerto]

The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

I read that as Richard Littlejohn-Imagine my disappointment.

[Cleve van Leef]

disagree with the OP as I always think Chuck Berry was the real king of 50's rock 'n'roll johnny burnette the real king of rockabilly

but as a 50's music buff loved all the rockabilly ,blues and rock n roll stuff from that era a sad day RIP

Eddie Cochran rockabilly.

[ToTaL ITK]

Same age as my mum.

[The Bloop]

The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek

King and queen of rock and roll

[MOZZER2]

so thats it then all the great 50's rock n roll stars are no longer with us

Buddy holly
gene vincent
eddie cochran
elvis
chuck berry
richie valens
the big bopper
johhny burnette

showaddywaddys tribute to 3 of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1aj_3CgsA

[RichardM]

so thats it then all the great 50's rock n roll stars are no longer with us

Buddy holly
gene vincent
eddie cochran
elvis
chuck berry
richie valens
the big bopper
johhny burnette

showaddywaddys tribute to 3 of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1aj_3CgsA

Jerry Lee Lewis hasn't gone yet. He's one of the greats from the 50s.
P.S. You missed Fats Domino from the list of those that have gone

[MOZZER2]

keeping in line with everything rock n roll one of the modern greats buddy gask singing about one of the greats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ65QWH8lAs

i was one of the crowd who told him he was king ............... .....................

[elytillidie]

Good golly

Good Golly indeed, I never realised what 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' meant. Some sort of sex according to this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52601898
Little Richard: What did 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' actually mean?
Little Richard.jpg

[splott parker]

Good Golly indeed, I never realised what 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' meant. Some sort of sex according to this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52601898
Little Richard: What did 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' actually mean?
Little Richard.jpg

And he looks like he’s positioned himself accordingly in that photo

[Mr Soul '68]

R.I.P Richard Penniman, one of a handful of true pioneers of rock n' roll.

The Yanks should build some kind of Mount Rushmore to these greats. Richard, Buddy, Eddie, Gene and Chuck! If there's any room, the great Dion DiMucci and Elvis too