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Zusatztext "...it's hard to imagine [Little Richard] will ever find himself championed by a more enthusiastic and persuasive advocate." Washington Post Sunday, December 2009 Informationen zum Autor David Kirby is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University and lives in Tallahassee, Florida. Among his thirty books is The House on Boulevard St.: New and Selected Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 2007), which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. He has written on music for The Chicago Tribune , The Christian Science Monitor , The New York Times Book Review , TriQuarterly, The Washington Post, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Georgia Music , and others. For more information, visit www.davidkirby.com. Klappentext This book is a concise, evocative, and thoroughly researched study of one of the great rock'n'roll pioneers. After ¿Tutti Frutti," Little Richard began garnering fans from both sides of the civil rights divide. He brought black and white youngsters together on the dance floor and even helped to transform race relations. Vorwort This book is a concise, evocative, and thoroughly researched study of one of the great rock'n'roll pioneers. After "Tutti Frutti," Little Richard began garnering fans from both sides of the civil rights divide. He brought black and white youngsters together on the dance floor and even helped to transform race relations. Zusammenfassung In June, 2007, Little Richard's 1955 Specialty Records single, "Tutti Frutti," topped Mojo magazine's list of "100 Records That Changed the World." This book begins by grounding the reader in the fertile soil from which Little Richard's music sprang. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: Early One MorningChapter 2: The Ninety-Nine Names of the ProphetChapter 3: Keep A Knockin'Chapter 4: I've Got ItChapter 5: All Around the WorldSourcesBibliography...
