Re: SPECIALTY LABEL FAVORITES

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:27:47 +0000, Steve Mc wrote:

On 6/8/2025 8:41 AM, Bruce wrote:

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3 ¦ Long Tall Sally ¦ Little Richard - 56

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Iirc, we were the only ones that had this as our favorite Little
Richard.

John and Paul both said this was their all time favorite record in
1964-1965.
From my Little Richard Page:
https://digitaldreamdoor.com/mobile/bios/little-richard-bio-mobile.html
Paul McCartney - "The first song I ever sang in public was "Long Tall
Sally." I love his voice and I always wanted to sing like him. When the
Beatles were first starting we performed with Richard in Liverpool and
Hamburg, and we became close friends. Richard is one of the greatest
kings of rock 'n' roll.
John Lennon - "Elvis was bigger than religion in my life. Then this boy
at school said that he'd got this record by somebody called Little
Richard who was better than Elvis. The new record was Little Richard's
"Long Tall Sally." When I heard it, it was so great I couldn't speak. I
didn't want to leave Elvis, but this was so much better. Then someone
said "It's a nigger singing." I didn't know Negroes sang. So Elvis was
white and Little Richard was black. This was a great relief. "Thank You
God" I said. "There is a difference between them." (1970)
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