Little Richard In His Own Words
In tribute to Little Richard, another chance to hear the self proclaimed King Of Rock N Roll, in his own words talking about his career, his childhood and his love of music.
Following the sad news of his death, another chance to hear Little Richard – the self proclaimed King Of Rock N Roll – in his own words, talking about his career, his childhood, his love of music and why he believed he was a living legend.
In this special show, we’ll hear music from Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry – as well as many other artists who were influenced by the man himself, mixed in with archive recordings of Little Richard talking at various stages of his life.
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Little Richard in his own words
Duration: 01:37
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Little Richard
The Girl Can't Help It
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Little Richard
Long Tall Sally
- Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
- Ace.
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Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
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Elvis Presley
Treat Me Nice
- Elvis - Blue Suede Shoes.
- BMG.
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Wanda Jackson
Let's Have A Party
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Joe Tex
Show Me
- The 60's - Soul (Various Artists).
- Knight Records.
- 4.
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Chuck Berry
Maybellene
- The Best Of Chuck Berry.
- Music Club.
- 3.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Foxy Lady
- MCA.
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Little Richard
Hey Hey Hey
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Little Richard
Keep a Knockin'
- Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
- Ace.
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Little Richard
Bama Lama Bama Loo
- The Very Best Of Little Richard.
- CASCADE.
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Ike & Tina Turner
River Deep - Mountain High
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Jackie Wilson
All My Love
- Million Sellers Vol.8 - The Sixties.
- Disky.
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The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There
- Please Please Me.
- Parlophone.
- 1.
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The Rolling Stones
Not Fade Away
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Little Richard
Rip It Up
- Speciality.
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Little Richard
Ooh My Soul
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 Apr 2016 13:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
- Mon 11 May 2020 04:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
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