It's Little Richard (1964)

British TV special from 1964.
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[@wlecki]

I'm from Warsaw, my hometown in Poland. Greetings to everyone. Let us dance.

[@donaldroberts7055]

Greetings!

[@donaldroberts7055]

From Poulsbo, Washington, USA

[@elseMa5194]

Greetings ❤

[@uwehirayama9544]

dancing round the world!

[@billhorstkamp98]

Hello from Oregon USA✌🏼

[@hombre6303]

He was the greatest Rock&Roll Singer ever. He is the King!!!!

[@ileanaelizapaunica722]

Absolutely.

[@billhorstkamp98]

Robert Plant

[@marybianca2722]

The King of Rock and Roll ❤️

[@HoneyHoneyBaby]

👑🎙️🤴🏾

[@branddo]

Yes ! together with Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis...

[@richardkochanowicz113]

Great

[@richardkochanowicz113]

Great

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[@LeonardoChristian-b8m]

Little Richard one of the greatest singers never lived the king of rock and roll still lives on to this day

[@Realmusiclover1957]

Truly one of the main architects of Rock and Roll. 2nd to none.

[@elseMa5194]

Definetively he is !Supreme rock'n roller 🤟

[@JamesAHollandMusic]

Little Richard never received the appropriate credit for his sheer vocal ability. Everyone focuses on his antics and sexuality but the man created Soul singing before the Soul genre really existed. He’s called the architect of Rock and Roll because his music was decidedly Rock and Roll but his vocal delivery….from the roughness in his tone to the screeching falsetto riffs, that was Soul singing.

[@giovanna722]

Believe me, he is certainly recognized as a wonderful, unique singer. When I first heard his songs in the early 60's, most people didn't know he was gay. His fabulous energy and operatic range marked him as special. He was a genuine pioneer of early rock and roll.

[@giovanna722]

The thing that most impresses me about his singing, is how musical it was as well as hard- edged. In all of his intricate licks he landed the notes brilliantly. With feel.

[@markalley6303]

Blues, soul, rock, gospel - he was the best crossover artist of all time. He was to music what Walter Payton was to football…

[@johnnyace1954]

This is great! Just found this!!!

[@toddkurzbard]

When The Beatles regard you as a respected legend and icon, nobody can argue your greatness.

[@wlecki]

I'm 73. Richard gives me a lot of energy!!!!!!

[@larry1824]

The truest rock and roll singer

[@gerhardpiontek2056]

Little Richard ein Wahnsinn lang lebe der ROCK n ROLL für immer und Ewig !!!

[@Clandan31]

Come back, Little Richard! We need you! 2023

[@wlecki]

60' years - the best my period of my life !

[@yo-yotension4613]

He was a showman and could rock the house down! The audience got to hear the true originator!

[@Riogi]

Little Richard is fantastic! I will always love him and his music.

[@VoceAleatoriando]

Me too!

[@christineschaufele5573]

​Danke!. super! So schön zuhören #,38:55 38:55 l❤Ɓ😢 . H 38 38:55 38:55 38:55 :55 38:55 HÖREnüü 38:55 ļk 38:55 38:55 Nn JA RICH9i TIg Schätze!Da gehthjgg g

[@thomasterrell437]

Little Richard ,the original rock and roller 🥰🥰😅😅

[@ladronsiman1471]

What is EXCELENT becomes CLASSIC ... i never get tired of watching him ...Nobody can replace him LRichard a beautiful creature of God ..He Catapulted billion dollar careers without getting any pay ..And with all odds against him ..he created his own fortune ..But most outstanding was that HE MADE THE WHOLE WORLD to accept him how he was....Because we all got to respect him

[@ultramet]

You know you are the ultimate legend when the Beatles do their best to imitate you and cover your songs.

[@JamesAHollandMusic]

The Beatles sucked. Never understood their success. Boring white boys who couldn’t sing a lick.

[@pipfox7834]

True, that!

[@donnasmith6187]

Spike Lee, PLEASE MAKE A DOCUMENTARY about the genius of Little Richard 🙏!!!😂

[@donnasmith6187]

Who sang "You ain't nothing but a houndog" first? Elvis or Little Richard 🤔 😂??

[@donaldroberts7055]

Absolutely amazing singer. He still gives me chills after almost 70 years. What a voice.

[@claudelebel49]

What an amazing character. No holding back,

[@johngruen5274]

In 1958, I got a 45 record player. My folks thought I'd be buying Pat Boone records. Hah! I still own those Little Richard 45s on the Specialty label. BTW, this is GREAT concert!!!

[@Knight-Of-Cydonia-v6f]

It was a good time, a time of naive people who loved to dance, and most importantly, who loved rock and roll, and everything was wonderful, few people thought about anything, but simply lived through every day of their lives for their own pleasure under rock and roll.

[@StephanieM772]

The architect, the quasar, the true king of rock and roll!

[@hmsuk527]

Very few performers have ever had the ability to perform with such talent, energy and total magnetism. Little Richard did. He literally has the audience eating out of his hands and jumping out of there seats. Awesome footage!!

[@abdon1er]

Oui C'est vrai ! (France)

[@beatricewoods8377]

Like him better wigs, fancy outfits glitter ❤

[@peterchoe]

truly one of the great voices in pop music.

[@rodolfomg5721]

Rock and roll music"

[@dimavid_000]

Little Richard is the real king of rock and roll!

[@79tazman]

Chuck Berry is the real king because he released Maybellene in May of 55 Little Richard did not release Tutti Frutti till November of 55 but they are close many people say it's Ike Turner with the rockin Rocket 88 song but I say Chuck Berry is the king.

[@imwelshjesus]

A magical moment.

[@amcgee0668]

He was beautifully talented: The Architect of Rock n Roll.

[@robertchatman8449]

No doubt in my mind. Little richard is the king of rock n roll.

[@amauryegazarain3890]

The Master, the Blueprint. Of Rock n Roll!

[@luisehaake9378]

These fantastic songs were played in the Fifties at every fairground in Germany all the time. I met him personally and he was also a great human to his fans until his end in Nashville. His music will never die.

[@jane_7193]

A larger than life personality, a true entertainer and an artist beyond comparison. Mind blowing talent and skill.

[@princesslyne1]

He was great ❤

[@stevehughes1510]

Such a powerful versatile soulful voice.

[@mray8519]

Brilliant musician, he blazed a path.

[@walesdad]

The one and only wonderful Little Richard.

[@weavethehawk]

I remember sitting in front of the TV in dark, dank, damp Bolton Lancashire being absolutely mesmerized by this performance by Little Richard. That voice is still the greatest voice to come out of that period. Sounds Incorporated were the the one and only British band capable of providing a backing for the great one.

[@jamesbuckingham.2935]

Sounds Incorporated were really good. Saw them 3 years after this backing Ben E King and they were equally good at backing his different style.

[@matthewseed3386]

All the technology and audio quality improvements not to mention the years of practicing it and still nobody sounds that good . He was phenomenal

[@barryispuzzled]

Great energy. Live on Little Richard!

[@allgoo1990]

Little Richard, played rock'n roll better than anybody else.

[@evonza4858]

He's the Godfather of Rock and Roll👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰❤️🖤💚✊🏾❤️🖤💚

[@SacredCovenant4ever]

My mother, Sharon Workman (1939-2012) loved Little Richard, I remember how she would talk of him. I can see why!

[@jimmyjennings4089]

Something about little Richard's music is the Rockingest anywhere on earth still to this day, R.I.P. little Richard one my favorite singers of all time.

[@zancraft7865]

If not for Little Richard, you wouldn't have all the Southern Rock bands that we love from the 70's!

[@carolynstewart2062]

This is a classic! Little Richard first of all, no glitz, no glam. His attire was straight but his voice was in fine form. I was 12 when this tv show was aired in the UK. And to my delight The Shirelles from my hometown of Passaic, NJ were sharing the stage with him. They sang the hits, sang some gospel. Those British kids were whipped into a frenzy!

[@StacyNels42U]

The audience liked this new exciting style of music very much but they were definitely not whipped into a frenzy.

[@johnsilva9139]

Yes, The Shirelles, first singing a song popularized first by Doris Day and then a Carole King song. Great singers. Let's here it for Passiac!

[@BunyanaRed1958]

This is pure gold. What a fantastic talent this man was. The energy in this performance is just incredible. The greatest rock singer of all time. Thank you for posting this.

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Best screamer ever!

[@BirdYoumans]

There was only one. Timeless.

[@arianaajbeaverhausen8175]

As a metal and punk music lover I'm so grateful to Little Richard for giving us rock and roll in the first place, he oozed charisma and sang with soul. A legend who will be eternally remembered as one of the greats in music. ❤

[@venelsiastephens1894]

King Of Rock And Roll! The Best Of All Time♥️♥️♥️

[@ginabonina6427]

Holy cow I have never seen the vanilla version of Little RICHARDDDD! Love love him so much

[@dctalk1117]

vanilla in its original form is black. This was during the time he'd gotten saved the first time and toned down his image, he wasn't trying to be 'vanilla'

[@beyourself2444]

@@dctalk1117Also he is playing to a white audience, most black performers up until the 70s toned down for them.

[@ginabonina6427]

@@dctalk1117 Thank you, I was referring to vanilla with regard to his self proclaimed omnisexual identity which indeed was colorful along with the seemingly all "vanilla" audience in this video. However this was recorded in Europe possibly? I loved how the audience couldn't help but 'cut loose' eventually!

[@dctalk1117]

@@beyourself2444 Richard NEVER toned down for white audiences or ANYONE, he was outrageous no matter who is audience was. He talks about it in several interviews and it is evident in several of his early performances in front of white people. Again, the only reason he appears toned down here is because just months prior he cut his hair, found religion, became a born again believer, and stopped wearing makeup and the stuff he used to wear. Just two years later he'd be back to the old Richard dressing outrageously in front of white and black people with no shame

[@ginabonina6427]

I guess he toned down for God? LOL

[@supermamamaxi]

This whole show rocks!

[@emilioromano9555]

UNFORGETTABLE !!

[@Noneofyabusiness1]

Wow. This is nice. Thank you, for sharing.

[@morriswilburn9858]

Extraordinary performer. He could have rocked the building by simply reading a telephone book.

[@cpresc4041]

Little Richard. The one and only. The king.

[@Herve1955]

Let's not forget the Shirelles and their superb swaying

[@parry3231]

❤The music 🎶 is so wonderful too❤

[@gillruiz2809]

​@@parry3231❤❤

[@hamlaouiselama74]

​@@parry3231❤❤admirable

[@garyknight7378]

True enough and get the camera man getting it all in nice n no censors xxx

[@ИванШумский-у4ь]

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[@nickb5391]

This is from Granada's 'don't knock the rock', the show also included Gene Vincent & Jerry Lee Lewis, you can find the dvd of the full show

[@Efferpheasants]

That was the re-release with the two shows.

[@joeoak8181]

Amazing that his voice lasted as long as it did. What vocal power!

[@slamdefrance]

so much talent

[@2011littlejohn1]

Somebody should note the talented band Sounds Incorporated who played on all these songs including the William Tell Overture. I think they were picked because they could play with anybody - they were British so there wouldn't have been a lot of rehearsal time for them to accompany these US stars.

[@randymente80]

There's nobody like little Richard one of a kind...

[@cindyburbick9554]

So talented and such a sweet man 😊

[@jamessheffield4173]

After all these years its still effective. RIP

[@NaturallyConscience]

The originator of rock and roll 🎸

[@timcarr6401]

Nope. Learn musical history.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

The originator was a black woman even chuck berry learn guitar tricks from her.

[@timcarr6401]

@@toshiojohnston3732 Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Right thank you she could play guitar as good as any man.

[@dreemeagle]

not exactly; Ray Charles and Big Mama Thornton (‘Hound Dog’ before Elvis stole it) among others preceded him by years;

[@EDDBUD]

To this day, the most incredible Rock and Roll performance captured. The sound is amazing, sounds incorporated providing the perfect backing to the legend Little Richard. Thanks for posting this higher quality version of this historic film!

[@jlmagoya]

If a genie was to grant me 3 wishes, 1 of them would surely be being present at this concert. Those lucky people there had the time of their lives.

[@barbarasmith3579]

That,s the architeck of rock and roll! No doubt about it! ❤

[@manuelquiroga2948]

Eran unos verdaderos artistas profesionales que tiempos😅😅😅😅

[@lothartries5515]

The one and only the inspirator the real King of Rock'n Roll

[@matskarlsson3554]

Little Richard in absolut top shape! The Sound Incoperated really could support Richard. It can't be better than this! My favorite "Lucille" is outstanding!

[@giannimaximilian.bennett6124]

A TRULY UNIVERSAL GENIUS

[@IvicaDelac-kp3cq]

Beautiful. I have no other words.

[@ZdenekTaska]

Incredible energy from all participants and spectators

[@peterchoe]

two baritone saxes! wow.

[@sue-u3u]

R.I,P, little richard ,,, just stunning

[@lorettajohnson207]

Now this is When Music was Music,Hopefully it will Return this way again. I love it. Thanks for the clip.

[@JerjerB]

My mom is from a little island in the Caribbean called Martinique. She told me that Little Richard's music really had a hand in desegregating the island. Although it was never legally segregated like some Southern States, Martinique has a long and terrible history with slavery colonization excetera. She told me that Little Richard music helped whites and blacks dance together in the 50s and then slowly things started to change. It was inconceivable in 1950s Martinique for a person of color and a white person to dance together, but they secretly did when The Rock and roll is good enough.

[@capricioushorse]

Love that story ! Little Richard would be proud to know that he brought the people closer together!

[@jamesmurphy186]

Thanks for sharing this. Priceless.

[@mirkokraovac9068]

Absolutely amazing performance. That’s as heavy a sound as it could get in 64 and no one before him was doing it. But even millennials are jumping around the stage because of him and looking like him. Certainly gained more appreciation for him by seeing absolutely every generation after him doing the same thing

[@kevincruz4045]

Yes indeed!!! Little Richard at his best right here. The band has two Barry Saxophones 🎷.

[@danielradu8867]

Genious, The greatest rock and roll voice.Unfortunelly he's gone. The same kind of guy can't be born nowadays.

[@zarbithechti]

♥ Et des Shirelles, personne ne dit du bien ? Et des Sounds Incorporated personne ne dit du bien ? Magnifique époque pour ce qui est de la musique !!! (And of the Shirelles, no one speaks well ? And of Sounds Incorporated no one speaks well ? Wonderful era in terms of music !!!)

[@LisaLisa-id6on]

Voce Graffiante e Baffetti da Seduttore!!! Grande Richard!!!❤💯👏👏👏

[@Code9]

Holy smokes! The energy!!! This was the year I graduated high school. I could have kept up with that crowd back then but it dang near wore me out just watching it now! LOL

[@mtp4430]

Rockin his ass off. RIP Richard

[@Ju_Pk]

There were some people, that made rock really great. Little Richard was one of the milestones of rock'n'roll and all spectrum of ROCK generally. It's five years this May, when He united with THE BEST BAND out of our World. ...and we still have this music, as neverending examples of R'N'R. Hi to all!

[@stephenhensley5631]

Those white people really want to cut loose but they're still so stiff .

[@maggienorris7833]

The first single (record) I ever bought was Johnny Cash. The first album I ever bought was Little Richard. I was 9 years old at the time.

[@kathleenpopata9718]

Yep he be the best worthwhile giving you all the fuss as an Artists singing playing bringing Super Entertainment more so in the millennium era outstandingly beautifully gorgeous well alright the ground work paved the way long b4 Rock became Rock top energy-related ❤this WOW what a man😊❤

[@zancraft7865]

Little Richard started Rock N Roll! Just ask Lemmy! He will tell you on all his docs.

[@sebastianbattaglia6330]

this is from another planet! SUPERB!!!

[@maurice8607]

Absolutely loving this. Filmed, I think in Manchester. Richard rips up this crowd. And the Shirelles too. Wow.

[@damienflinter4585]

I was wondering where, thinking the crowd looked English. Did I spot that slimeball Jimmy Saville in the audience?

[@maurice8607]

@@damienflinter4585 Er, yes. Saville was there.

[@Charro76]

Grenada tv studio 1964 (Coronation St. Cast members in audience)

[@jeffreywells3884]

The Shirelles asking will I love them tomorrow? Hell 60 years later I adore them.

[@mauricemartin6419]

This must be his comeback to Rock and Roll(1964). Little Richard was the first real big casualty to the music. At the hight of his career, returning from a succesful tour in Australia with fellow rockers Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran in the Fall of 57 he just quit Rock for God, went religious studied the bible, became a preacher and so he came back about that time. The second casualty was Jerry Lee Lewis being kicked out of UK when media found out he was with his 13 yo bride but worse was when Dick Clark cancelled him on his return, was to appear on Americn Bandstand. Third casualty: Elvis when he joined the US Army in Aug 58. And now we come to the Day the Music Died No,1 (song by Don MacLean in 1971) when he talks of Buddy Holly's plane crash Feb 59, calling it the sad end of Rock and Roll. 1959 was a bad year with two No.1 by Frankie Avalone (Venus and Why) Bobby Rydell, Fabian, Bobby Vee etc. also Bobby Darin anouncing he quit Rock for big band ballads(Mack the Knife) was top song of 59. Also same year Tommy Sands announces he quit Rock and Roll. Yes 1959 was the year that Rock and Roll died! And Chuck Berry was in jail about that time and Cochran died in a taxi in UK in Apr 60. . . . .

[@alanhope9139]

Rock'n'Roll died in 1959, then The Beatles came along 1962 and put the whole kybosh on it ! ! !

[@heathstjohn6775]

Didn't know about the Dick Clark incident. Then there was the Alan Freed Payola matter. I'm still not sure how true that was.

[@TruthMatters1202]

Hi Maurice... It's cool to get interesting perspectives, but just like so much of the American experience, the history of Rock n Roll is "complicated" (Re: Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, Little Willie John, Larry Williams, etc, etc) Sometimes it's as they say, "You kinda had to be there" in order to know the whole story, and the real truth of it all. Peace.

[@jozsefneviczan8820]

❤fantasztikus volt, köszönöm szépen.

[@bernieforkin2563]

I watched this, age 14, on our beat-up 12” B&W telly in mucky cold St. Helens. Sounds Inc were THE band for backing US stars apart from Richard they worked with Orbison, Jerry Lee, Gene Vincent and toured with The Beatles. Never had any hits in their own right, maybe coz instrumentals were going out of style, but no big show was complete without them.

[@HopeIanHope]

This is the best ever film of Little Richard backed by English Band the nearest thing to his original group and sound.

[@nickb5391]

'Sounds Incorporated' was also at The Beatles Shea Stadium concert in 1965

[@alainzilka1018]

Fantastique concert. Il y avait également lors de ce concert Jerry Lee Lewis et Gene Vincent.

[@bayaniescorrido6469]

The moves, the voice, the energy, the stamina and the charismatic personality prove that he really and must be Declared as the Real King Of Rock N Roll… ❤❤❤Thanks.

[@armandomozzato9622]

Fantastico

[@tgreenwood3193]

Go Richard, go!❤🎉😊

[@marcdelente2456]

little Richard un grand pionniers du rock'n'roll en vrai une légende éternel.

[@ハマの伝道師]

こんな生歌リトル・リチャード最高！ 彼がいなかったら、ビートルズはなかった やっぱり、リトル・リチャード、チャック・ベリーは「最初」だから熱いな！ バディ・ホリーやエディ・コクランになると出来上がり感がある 荒削りなのがリトル・リチャードのすばらしさ！真似できない荒削り！ 最強最高！

[@piernicofe2214]

unico e fantastico!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@garycarlson6859]

This is just so indescribably good & entertaining.

[@timhannan4551]

Great showman. Check out his performance the same year in Paris. Only downside is that Jimmy Saville appears in the intro at 0.13, and again at 7.35 and 22.24.

[@seanohare5488]

Ugh

[@carriesanchez8740]

What a fun video to see! Thanks for putting it on You Tube. Little Richard put on a wonderful show! His shirt was totally wet with hard work sweat. What a great artist and the Shirelles did a great job too!