Little Richard

A rajongói gyakran nevezték A rock and roll valódi Királyának (The Real King of Rock 'n' Roll), utalva Elvis Presleyre, akit a rock and roll királyának neveztek. Karrierjének csúcspontja az 1950-es években volt, a rhytm & bluest ötvözte a boogie-woogie-val, olykor jazz és gospel elemekkel átitatva, ez volt a rock and roll kialakulásának egyik kulcsmozzanata. A drogok és a kimerítő koncertezések hatására hamar kiégett, a 60-as években az egyházi zene felé fordult, és eltűnt a szórakoztatóipar színéről. A hetvenes években visszatért, de már nem tudott újat nyújtani, elveszítette a közönség érdeklődését. Olyan énekesek tartották példaképüknek, mint James Brown és Mick Jagger.

1957: Here's Little Richard
1958: Volume 2
1959: The Fabulous Little Richard
1960: Clap Your Hands
1960: Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 1
1960: Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 2
1962: King of the Gospel Singers
1963: Sings Spirituals
1964: Sings the Gospel
1964: Little Richard Is Back And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!
1964: Greatest Hits
1965: The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
1965: The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits Live!
1967: The Explosive Little Richard
1967: Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
1967: Rock N Roll Forever
1969: Good Golly Miss Molly
1969: Little Richard
1969: Right Now
1970: Rock Hard Rock Heavy
1970: Little Richard
1970: Well Alright!
1970: The Rill Thing
1971: Mr. Big
1971: King Of Rock And Roll
1972: Southern Child
1972: The Second Coming
1972: The Original
1972: You Cant Keep a Good Man Down
1973: Rip It Up
1974: Talkin' 'Bout Soul
1974: Recorded Live
1975: Keep a Knockin'
1976: Sings
1976: Little Richard Live
1977: Now
1988: Lucille
1992: Shake It All About
1996: Shag on Down by the Union Hall
2006: Here Comes Little Richard/Little Richard

Release date Title Chart Positions
US US R&B slágerlista UK
11/55 "Tutti-Frutti" #17 #2 #29
4/56 "Long Tall Sally/" #6 #1 #3
4/56 "Slippin' and Slidin'" #33 #2 -
6/56 "Rip It Up/" #17 #1 #30
6/56 "Ready Teddy" #44 #8 -
10/56 "Heebie-Jeebies/" - #7 -
10/56 "She's Got It" - #9 #15
12/56 "The Girl Can't Help It/" #49 #7 #9
12/56 "All Around the World" - #13 -
3/57 "Lucille/" #21 #1 #10
3/57 "Send Me Some Lovin'" #54 #3 -
6/57 "Jenny Jenny/" #10 #2 #11
6/57 "Miss Ann" #56 #6 -
9/57 "Keep A Knockin'" #8 #2 #21
2/58 "Good Golly, Miss Molly" #10 #4 #8
6/58 "Ooh! My Soul/" #31 #15 #22
6/58 "True, Fine Mama" #68 - -
9/57 "Baby Face'" #41 #12 #2
2/58 "Kansas City" #95 - #26
3/59 "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - - #17
11/62 "He Got What He Wanted" - - #38
7/64 "Bama Lama Lama Loo" #82 #82 #20
11/65 "I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me" #92 #12 -
8/66 "Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail)" - #41 -
5/70 "Freedom Blues" #47 #28 -
9/70 "Greenwood Mississippi" #85 - -
8/73 "In the Middle of the Night" - #71 -
3/86 "Great Gosh A'Mighty!" #42 - #62
10/86 "Operator" - - #67