Little Richard was a key architect of rock ‘n’ roll, the originator of an art form that would shape musical history long after he first captivated the American consciousness with explosive songs like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” His influence can be heard and felt everywhere; legendary artists, from Prince to the Beatles to Bob Dylan to Elton John, considered him an originator of the torch they carried on. While his initial, most prominent run took place in the mid-1950s, he would undergo a soul period in the ‘60s and remain active into the ’70s. By the following decade, he was widely regarded as the legend he was, inducted into the first class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The magisterial King Khan mouths off on the Canadian welfare system, Little Richard, Germany, racism, black metal, having sex with cheese-- pretty much everything except his latest release, The Supreme Genius of King Khan & the Shrines, a Vice Records compilation that collects tracks from obscure singles and mostly European-only releases.
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