On March 4, 1957, “Specialty” label released “Here’s Little Richard”, the debut Little Richard album. It was recorded September 1955 – October 1956. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 50 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and ranked the track “Tutti Frutti” at number 43 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Little Richard (Richard Penniman) – vocals, piano
- Edgar Blanchard – guitar
- Frank Fields – bass
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
- Alvin “Red” Tyler – baritone saxophone
- Huey Smith – piano
- Justin Adams – guitar
- William “Frosty” Pyles – guitar
- Roy Montrell – guitar
- Nathaniel Douglas – guitar
- Lloyd Lambert – bass
- Olsie Richard Robinson – bass
- Oscar Moore – drums
- Charles Connor – drums
- Renald Richard – trumpet
- Clarence Ford – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Wilbert Smith – tenor saxophone
- Grady Gaines – tenor saxophone
- Joe Tillman – tenor saxophone
- Clifford Burks – tenor saxophone
- Jewell Grant – baritone saxohone
Track listing:
- Tutti Frutti – Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin
- True, Fine Mama – Richard Penniman
- Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave – Leo Price
- Ready Teddy – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
- Baby – Richard Penniman
- Slippin’ and Slidin’ – Richard Penniman, Eddie Bocage, Al Collins, James Smith
- Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman
- Miss Ann – Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson
- Oh Why? – Winfield Scott
- Rip It Up – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
- Jenny, Jenny – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman
- She’s Got It – John Marascalco, Richard Penniman
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