Little Richard

Macon, Georgia, USA. [=Richard Penniman] b. 5 Dec 1935.
Label: London
Musicians: Little Richard (vcls, pno); Ernest McLean (gtr); Justin Adams (gtr); Red Tyler (sx); Lee Allen (sx); Frank Fields (bs); Earl Palmer (drms)
Producers: Bumps Blackwell
Writers: Bob Blackwell/John Marascalco
HLO 8336 Rip It Up 8 Dec 1956 30 Pts: 10
    from the album Here's Little Richard (Jul 1957)  
Writers: Enotris Johnson/Richard W. Penniman
HLO 8366A Long Tall Sally 2 Feb 1957 28-17-17-13-9-4-4-3-4-4-5-5-8-14-14-24 Pts: 426
    Original: Little Richard (Mar 1956); from the album Here's Little Richard (Jul 1957)  
Producers: Bumps Blackwell/Art Rupe
Writers: Dorothy La Bostrie/Richard W. Penniman/Joe Lubin
HLO 8366B Tutti Frutti 16 Feb 1957 29 Pts: 10
    Original: Little Richard (Dec 1955); from the album Here's Little Richard (Jul 1957)  
Writers: Richard W. Penniman/John Marascalco
HLO 8382A She's Got It 2 Mar 1957 26-30-20-19-15-15-22-xx-xx-xx-xx-28-29 Pts: 118
    from the album Here's Little Richard (Jul 1957)  
Producers: Bumps Blackwell
Writers: Bobby Troup
HLO 8382B The Girl Can't Help It 9 Mar 1957 19-12-11-10-9-12-17-12-15-15-27 Pts: 209
    from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Writers: Albert Collins/Richard W. Penniman
HLO 8446 Lucille 22 Jun 1957 29-18-18-14-14-10-10-18-23 Pts: 151
    from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Writers: Enotris Johnson/Richard W. Penniman
HLO 8470 Jenny Jenny 7 Sep 1957 17-16-11-13-20 Pts: 89
    from the album Here's Little Richard (Jul 1957)  
Writers: Richard W. Penniman
HLO 8509 Keep A Knockin' 23 Nov 1957 23-22-21-21-29-30 Pts: 71
    from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Producers: Bumps Blackwell/Art Rupe
Writers: John Marascalco/Robert Blackwell
HLU 8560 Good Golly Miss Molly 22 Feb 1958 23-13-11-8-11-14-11-19-25 Pts: 168
    Original: Valiants (b-side, 1957); from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Producers: Bumps Blackwell
Writers: Richard W. Penniman
HLO 8647 Ooh My Soul 5 Jul 1958 30-xx-23-22-27 Pts: 46
    from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Writers: Harry Akst/Benny Davis
HLU 8770 Baby Face 27 Dec 1958 16 Pts: 17
    Original: Jack Smith (1926); from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
    10 Jan 1959 7-2-3-3-5-7-14-14-21-24-28-30-29 Pts: 330
Writers: Gus Edwards/Edward Madden
HLU 8831 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon 28 Mar 1959 20-17-17-23-30 Pts: 68
    Original: Broadway musical 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1909' (1909); from the album Little Richard 2 (1958)  
Producers: Bumps Blackwell
Writers: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller
HLU 8868 Kansas City 30 May 1959 26-28-29-27-30 Pts: 52
    from the album The Fabulous Little Richard (1959)  
Writers: Richard Penniman
HL 9896 Bama Lama Bama Loo 30 May 1964 45-29-25-20-22-26-39 Pts: 72
Label: Creole
Writers: John Marascalco/Robert Blackwell
CR 140 Good Golly Miss Molly/Rip It Up 25 Jun 1977 47-37-37-49 Pts: 27

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