little richard-little richard

Title: Little Richard - Little Richard
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1958, Rock & Roll, Early R&B and New Orleans R&B, Macon, Georgia 8/26
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Little Richard (32' - 20') | Producer: Bumps Blackwell
Cultural Facts:

1. Career Turning: This second Specialty album arrived after Little Richard abruptly left rock and roll in 1957 to pursue religion and study theology, even as his previously recorded singles continued becoming hits.

2. Personal Struggle: Richard spent much of his life wrestling publicly with the conflict between his sexuality, flamboyant stage identity, and deeply held Christian faith, repeatedly moving between secular music and the ministry.

3. Notable Track: The album gathers an astonishing run of early rock and roll standards including “Lucille,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “Keep A-Knockin’,” and “The Girl Can’t Help It.”