Roberta Flack Inducts Little Richard into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[@godfamilymichaeljackson50]

Rest in paradise to the true KING and architect of Rock & Roll Little Richard. You will be missed⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@shigsho]

Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck Berry were all Kings and great.

[@francisrankin281]

Rest in peace 😭😭😭😭😭😭🥰😍🤩

[@geraldboettcher8011]

Little Richard started rock n roll!

[@abstraxproductions4746]

Charlie Patton

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Sister rosetta

[@brahmabkitty03]

@@abstraxproductions4746 that's Blues

[@brahmabkitty03]

@@Nissardpertugiu she sang Gospel

[@velvet2406]

That’s right it was sister Rosetta Tharp ...little richard and Chuck Berry....gave it over to Elvis reluctantly due to racial politics racism in truth...Tina Turner started Very rocky in the very early 60s...she was always rocky..Icke turner since the late 50s...he was on TV before he met Tina ..had his own spot with his group.....regularly....and regional success on his way upwards....in Rock n Roll.....Icke also wrote and released I think wrote with no credits...the first rock n roll song Rocket 88,...he also did help a lot of artists rise and succeed.......credits to him ...just his personal problems made it hard for him to get his full recognition of his true musical talent....Sister Rosetta Tharp...helped Little richard rise as well...by having him perform with her.....

[@sterlingrock7769]

That was a weak reading of what little Richard accomplished. He was the inventor of modern rock and roll, influence Elvis Presley, Pat Boone, and others who stole some of his original material and recorded little Richard songs. James Brown, was his vocalist, Billy Preston his keyboard player and Jimmi Hendrix on guitar. Little Richard took the Beatles on tour with him long before anyone knew who they were. Richard was not given recognition for 47 years when they finally gave him a Hollywood Walk of Fame in the mid-1990s. The music industry ignores his accomplishments for decades until Richard himself publically shame them as a guest on live tv at the Grammy Awards in the '90s. He had a hard life growing up in the racist South but as an adult was naturally funny and found laughter in his life.

[@marcosmartinez8088]

That's what the music industry do, it's marketing. Before an artist become famous because of his music, not his marketing, they awarded the artist as the next new thing in the music and they overglorify the artists before the public apreciate the artist by themselves. But then, the industry critics his music for nonsense and made them look that the worst because "as the music industry", they think he can do better and have high expectations about that artists, and the public starts to get confuse and we start to hesitate about the artists quality, because we think the music industry know what music is, but they don't. Music is subjective, the public could apreciate different type of music by themselves, but the music prefers to preach us, they don't want us to know we hear music because we like it, that's not a mutlibillonaire business. That's why every black artist except for Little Richard have respect, they don't want us to believe a black artist started his billionaire business with his music. It's not a coincidence Richard wasn't there. But after that, they invited him to every show and make him say jokes about how he don't get any recognition because he was abused by the business, and the public laughs because they think he is crazy and he is just mad and have an big ego, but he is saying the truth. For some reason Ray Charles got Jammie Foxx to impersonate him in Ray, Little Richard might have get Prince to impersonate him in the 80's and in the 2000 movie, but even if Little Richard was a producer of the film, they started to film without his permission and chose Leon to impersonate him. For some reason Richard said in Arsenio's interview you need to read by yourselve, don't let a preach tell you the truth.

[@StolichnayaCzara]

He was larger than life. He will be missed. Godspeed Little Richard. You will never be forgotten.

[@vangoghmatisse1]

THE KING OF ROCK LITTLE RICHARD FOREVER!

[@francisrankin281]

Absolutely true

[@rinkrat06]

R.I.P. Little Richard thanks for the music your legacy will last forever!

[@toushanagardner6712]

What an absolute shame that not only the architect and pioneer of rock and roll would be inducted so late in his life and many would be inducted before him when in reality there would be no rock and roll if it were not for Little Richard there will be no soul music and several other genres associated with his acts all began from Little Richard. Today in 2019 we celebrate you Little Richard thank you for everything that you did for us as a people and for what you did for music.

[@whywerentyouthere]

Toushana Gardner this was the first hall of fame induction though

[@reneebraxton1032]

@@whywerentyouthere Right. He went in with Elvis and Chuck Berry! This was the first year for the Rock 'n Roll Induction Ceromonies! All men! That changed later!!!

[@brentjbseals4223]

I doubt it Little Richard would have survived and made it to the Hall if he had been an older Blues singer from the outset. The fact that his music is still so contagious; they couldn't shelve it to collect dust. They couldn't dropped him like a plague the way they may have wanted either.

[@ronnieprice2578]

As s young Pre Teen doing one summer I wore my hair just like Little Richard, he was my favorite singer. I wore it the entire summer but my mother demanded I cut it before school began. I had the pleasure of meeting Little Richard at Fort Worth's old Masonic Home in Greenway Park.

[@raynash4117]

I cooked for Little Richard, he is such a beautiful person.

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

The Innovator of Rock and Roll 🎸Rest In Peace Little Richard 🙏🏿💙🎙️🎹🎶🕊️

[@loosestudios]

R&B lost three legends this weekend in Little Richard age 87, Andre Harrell age 59 and Betty Wright age 66 May 10, 2020

[@brahmabkitty03]

Little Richard originated Rock n Roll. But we lost 3 great black pioneers

[@MakeYouTubeGreatAgain1]

The errors were clearly intentional. The powers that be of the music industry obviously had an issue with Little Richard. They stole his songs and gave them to white RnR artists. They stole his money. Then they tried to undermine his influence on RnR music. Little Richard is the King of Rock N Roll.

[@deehall2695]

Thanks so much for sharing this and Little Richard finally yes this man got the props he fought for and so richly deserves. RIP Richard the true original king of Rock and roll! His life and history will live on he is now in heaven singing holy songs with the angles amen.

[@allymayful]

".... influenced Bobby Darin, and a few british groups" - a bit pathetic, don't you think. No wonder Little Richard went to town when he inducted Otis Redding. He did it for both of them - made it a real occasion.

[@carlwalker9635]

Wow, "influenced Bobby Darin, and a few British groups????" What a horrible induction speech to a man who shaped, and influenced the entire Rock & Roll sound, damn, do better than this, please.

[@davidblumberg2224]

a great influence ON, Ahmet was not so stupid, you just misheard what he said

[@allymayful]

@Kevin I beg your pardon???????????

[@allymayful]

@Kevin Here's a quote from someone else saying some of what l meant "Are you serious????? Roberta flack inducts little Richard?????? The Beatles and the Rolling Stones came over because of him. Jimi Hendrix was his guitarist and James Brown was a his backup singer. Gtfoh!" In other words his influence was ENORMOUS, musically, without even getting on to his social and cultural influence on the world

[@chocodiledundee1]

I am insulted that you’ve said some of us worked littler harder ... mate little Richards is the real deal natural , you work hard to try sound like him , little Richards is natural he is “The originator, the creator and the architect of Rock’n’Roll “ he didn’t work hard at all he just opened his mouth and that was his God’s given voice

[@megab1857]

Love little Richard, Glad he gave his heart to Christ BEFORE it was to late. I recently ordered his book waiting for it to come.Cant wait to read it

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Little Richard gave his life to Christ decades before he died. He, like so many of us, did not live up to God's standard all the time, but Christ's presence in his life was obvious to me as a kid in the 80s. His unapologetic Holiness Preaching the last years of his life are to me just an extension of his legacy. He got SERIOUS serious toward the end and the same way he promoted party lifestyle with no shame, he turned around and told us all that HE had been wrong and that WE had to get right like HIM. That's a real LEADER right there. Those of us with an ear for the Spirit of God knew he was using his platform to call us to Christ. I'm STILL trying to live right. Pray for me. I'm making changes but I want the Lord to change me ALL THE WAY.

[@montrealgivens3123]

Can I say, I can listen to her singing and talking voice all day!

[@alegauna366]

a true pioneer... god bless his soul

[@tmoore7049]

KING OF ROCK ❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@tedcarter8074]

Little Richard is Rock and Roll.

[@kurtashton4155]

Legend!! Legend!! Legend!!!

[@danielamourose6361]

According to Richard, he invented Rock n Roll, the lightbulb, radio, TV, the wheel, fire, ...etc

[@7cia77]

I love this man.

[@Kaagrant]

Roberta Flack 💜 isn’t she amazing?

[@sahbabii4332]

Let’s make one thing clear there will be No RockNRoll without Lil Richard…..The celebration that Is NECESSARY for wasn’t given and that’s hurtful….please be reminded there will Be NO JAMES BROWN,PRINCE,MICHAEL JACKSON ETC

[@jazzmanchgo]

All love to Roberta Flack, but they should have had Ruth Brown present this award. By Richard's own testimony, Ruth Brown was his idol as a vocalist; he patterned that "shriek" in "Lucille" directely after her own vocal in "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean." RIP to Queen Ruth and King Richard!

[@alarahillton1343]

Little Richard gave his crazy life all to the Lord and preached the word of God in his later years. God doesn’t make any mistakes. Although your sins be scarlet , God can make you white as snow. Perhaps the car wreck was one of the sufferings that Little richard had to endure, to be corrected. May he Rest In Peace.

[@darreljames7453]

Are you serious????? Roberta flack inducts little Richard?????? The Beatles and the rolling stones came over because of him jimi Hendrix was his guitarist and James brown was a his backup singer. Gtfoh!

[@JaxxStarr81]

darrel james I see your point regarding The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but Roberta Flack is a legend. Why not her?

[@giannimaximilian.bennett6124]

A TRULY UNIVERSAL GENIUS. FRANKLIN, HENDRIX, JOHÄN SEBASTIAN BÄCH, ROBERT JOHNSON & ELMORE JAMES. IN THE FIRMAMENT YOU CANNOT COMPARE . LITTLE RICHARD IS INCLUDED IN THE SAME .

[@darreljames7453]

@@JaxxStarr81 I so love Roberta flack . But so many mega stars where around at that time. I'm pissed Michael Jackson or Chuck berry or the stones weren't there. He's the reason the The Beatles and the stones came here you can Google it. The British invasion came over for “ The black sound". Even led Zeppelin got their shit from people like little Richard, sister Rosetta Thornton a black woman who played the electric guitar in the 40's and mixed gospel with a sound that no one new what it was and we call it rock and roll today. Before her it was Robert Johnson.

[@ZumaDogg]

Roberta Flack? A few other artists come to mind whose sound was more influenced by Richard. (See also: Every other early R&R Hall of Fame inductee.)

[@ThunderAppeal]

It took them long enough. Little Richard was the *first* *Rock Star* If it werent for Little Richard American music would have taken a completely *different* turn and would have been more bluesy, jazzy and slow. Because of Little Richard we got everything from Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Heavy Metal and on and on.

[@jordanyarbrough5668]

This was the first one in 1986? They didn’t wait. 😂

[@thegroupies9520]

Hugh? How can they not postponed it till he recovered ? Damn man!

[@rashadjames8996]

Little Richard and Ike Turner built Rock n Roll

[@youssefgoulli4612]

Une légende qui marqué l'histoire du roc enroll

[@isaiahthomas7695]

She got hits for days

[@a.jhuamanno1099]

He was born 1932???

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Yep, he's 81 now and he actually got in a car accident a few days ago... www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/08/28/little-richard-car-accident/14755463/

[@a.jhuamanno1099]

they said his D.O.B wrong

[@alishamccormick7804]

@@a.jhuamanno1099 Sure did!!! I was wondering was I the only one that caught that!!! Glad someone else did too!! He might have meant to say 1932 but just said 1935.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@a.jhuamanno1099 75% of Blacks born in the Jim Crow South didn't have birth records, it's possible he was born in 1935, 1932. Does he actually have a birth record?

[@aarondigby9859]

@@alishamccormick7804 my Mother was born in the hospital in 1923 because her Daddy happen to be the doctor. Fast forward, when she attempted to start her social security, lo and behold she did not have a birth record at the county courthouse.smdh. The register at the courthouse could only shake her head realizing that was a reality of the old Jim Crow South.

[@thebassbat7882]

THE FUCKING KING.

[@isaiahthomas7695]

Hey man they need to induct Roberta Flack at next year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame get on it

[@kamranmalik8546]

R.I.P.

[@Ramonafloyd]

Is that Tommy Mitola in the beginning?

[@ramonawilliams9611]

TX. Will be " LOVE"ED ALWAYS"

[@macleatakirkwood8864]

I thought he was born in ‘32

[@dimavid_000]

Yes, Richard was born in 1932, there was just a mistake in his speech

[@christopherrois]

Wild

[@ardalla535]

Sanitized lyrics are ridiculous. Richard should sing it the way it was originally: "Tutti Frutti, good booty If it's tight, it's all right And if it's greasy, it makes it easy"

[@phillycheez6288]

Lol 😄

[@chocodiledundee1]

Who’s Yoko ?? Never heard off ....

[@armondjay3135]

This was long overdue...this is sad...he shoulda gotten better FREAKING recognition! H.O.F. sucks!

[@allymayful]

This ceremony was the very first H of F ceremony in 1987, where they got it right by inducting all the original Rockers, before they moved on to those that followed, in future ceremonies. Ideally they should have had someone from the British Invasion Bands to induct LR. Keith Richards {also rather poorly, l thought} inducted Chuck Berry at the same ceremony. Richard had a nasty car accident and couldn't be there - probably just as well - with this insult. John Fogerty inducted Buddy Holly really professionally. He could have taught the others a thing or too. The Elvis one wasn't too bad.

[@shigsho]

He was inducted with the FIRST class. Among the very first to go in.

[@ronnieross3649]

He was born in 32 not 35 smh

[@alishamccormick7804]

Right!!! I was like what?!?!?!

[@isaiahthomas7695]

You see that dude on organ that was Paul Shaffer

[@allymayful]

He has been the musical director for most of the H of F ceremonies.

[@isaiahthomas7695]

@@allymayful yeah I really love Paul's work and Roberta Flack is dope as they come

[@margeb8101]

born in 1935

[@mariana5794]

Little Richard pisa, só isso Eu não achei um adjetivo Achei incrível essa crítica social foda sobre as mulheres ser a minoria, top

[@brahmabkitty03]

Sister Rosetta sang Gospel NOT Rock N Roll! She just did different riffs with her guitar that Chuck Berry and Little Richard noticed so they took it secular!!!

[@coro3975]

rip

[@johnnyblack9244]

"Perry-Man"?? I thought it was Penniman. I guess Omelette must've forgotten Little Richard's real name. Oh well, it's only rock 'n' roll.

[@clementinofrancisco3199]

If Mr. Richard were a white man, he would have been humongous!!!! He got rich and famous despite the racism he encountered in his life and career, but he deserves all the credits given to Elvis this is without taking merits away from Mr. Presley, but before Richard there were not one like him. He was an architect of his style of music, just like the Beatles that there were nothing like them or Michael Jackson., thank goodness MJ were born into a more inclusive society otherwise he would had suffered same luck than Little Richard did.

[@RHWWFT]

Native black America=Little Richard

[@gnostic268]

Little Richard said on Donny and Marie Osmond's show that his father was black and his mother was mixed- black and Native American (Indian) but she had a very light complexion so she was probably mixed herself -Native and white.

[@RHWWFT]

@@gnostic268 black is a color.... All god's creation had that first... learn basic genetic science and mutations... 98 percent of the people who are called African American are descendant of the straight hair and wooly hair black people who first populated the whole world.

[@Knards]

Janis Joplin not in? FFS. Chicago, the Moody Blues, time is running out

[@RadioLaPrincess]

Janis Joplin was inducted a few years later. Ironically the first woman was inducted the next year with Aretha Franklin.

[@chocodiledundee1]

Maybe next year it will be Yoko ... it wouldn’t surprise me at all ... get inducted for her historical performance at the Stones “Circus “ and “Chuck Berry and John Lennon’s “ Memphis Tennessee performance ... Next year ladies and gentlemen Yoko Ono induction in the Rock’n’Roll hall of fame ... lol 😂

[@elkintobitle]

Another car accident?

[@gerilineker3833]

This ceremony was way below any measure of good taste. The true King of Rock and Roll deserved more respect. Shame on you.

[@thefilmandmusic]

Influenced everybody...././

[@DYNODRUM]

Maybe they should call it : "The Little Richard Hall of Fame " ..This was kinda wanky B.S. Sorry, He was the one and Only one that came up from the toughest road one can hoe. The rest are easily shoo ins and Lucky..

[@jacktwist711]

Who is the senile old thing that called him "Little Richard PERRIMAN"? This "presenter" told many lies.

[@charlesjeffery1155]

this was so lame, Toledo don't even make sense, why the hell didn't they just put it off, for a year or whatever, until he could actually be there, and accepted his, paying nobody see the damn movie, it must have been bootlegd, the whole thing wasjust dumb, especially since most musicians, wait their whole lives to get out award like this. 🤦‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️👎

[@tnflygirl]

This is a terrible video and more importantly terrible induction of the one who started rock and roll. His life story is an incredible one. Like many artists that get addicted to drugs, he not only overcame his addiction, he became a incredible Godly man. He turned from his past and spent the rest of his life serving the only true God … Jesus Christ!

[@esquibelle]

Roberta Flack???? Is this a joke???? She is so lame