LITTLE RICHARD - "CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WANNA LEAVE"

Friday night with Little Richard.  I forgot last Friday and maybe the Friday before.  Sorry. 

LITTLE RICHARD - "TUTTI FRUTTI"

Friday night with Little Richard.

LITTLE RICHARD - "LONG TALL SALLY"

Friday night with Little Richard.

LITTLE RICHARD - "KEEP A-KNOCKIN'"

I promised, so here's Little Richard.  At first, with the all the bad news from the sequestration, I thought the video might be inappropriate, but, strangely enough, the lyrics seem appropriate.

UPDATE: I laughed at one of the comments at YouTube: "any music made after the 60's is worthless." I don't agree, but I do believe after the 1950s and early 1960s it's been downhill for rock 'n roll, with a few exceptions.  Of course, I may be prejudiced, having come of age during the 1950s.
 

LITTLE RICHARD - "LUCILLE"

Listen, but maybe not right before retiring.  The music can have an effect similar to caffeine.

"GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY" - LITTLE RICHARD

The video above, with good sound quality, shows a live performance by Richard for Muhammed Ali's 50th birthday. Richard is in his 50s, and he's still a fine performer.

The video below, with poorer sound quality, shows the young Richard with his incredible energy. Note that the audience is all white. Back in the day, blacks were allowed in the venues only if they were performing.



I heard the song on my Underground Garage radio station yesterday and today, so I figured someone was giving me a hint to post the video.

I dedicate the song to my grandniece, Miss Molly, who lives in Kansas City.

Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard

Miss Molly is three, going on four. She lives in Kansas City. I found this video on YouTube while I was visiting her house. I was excited, because I danced to the song lo! these many years ago. I showed the video to the other adults of the appropriate age, but they were not entertained. However, when I played it for Miss Molly, she danced away and asked for it again. I believe that some of the lyrics are not age-appropriate for her, but they went over her head, and she and I passed a good time with Little Richard. In truth, I don't know quite what some of the lyrics mean, myself, but I fear that they are not innocent. Enjoy. This is the sort of music that Roman Catholic convent school girls danced to in the fifties in New Orleans. Look at all the white kids in the video.