Daily News | In 1957, Little Richard saw a shooting star and returned to church. In 1969, he came back to rock and roll, and Atlantic City.
In the summer of 1969, Little Richard headlined at the Atlantic City Pop Festival, which featured many acts that would play Woodstock two weeks later., the performance at the South Jersey counter cultural gathering is remembered as an incandescent triumph for the electrifying “quasar of rock.”
Although the pompadoured, piano pounding innovator’s wildly energetic hits for Specialty Records in the 1950s — “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up” — broke through to pop audiences and brought Black and white teenagers together, Richard was always seeking recognition and renumeration he felt he had been unjustly denied., Cortés emphasizes the conflicts within Richard as a Black, overtly queer, outrageously flamboyant performer who careened between extremes.
When he saw a star crossing the sky in Australia in 1957, he took it as a sign that he needed to go back to the Church , but he returned to secular music in the 1960s, in need of money. The Atlantic City Pop gig came with Richard on the comeback trail.When Janis Joplin, who preceded Richard on stage, got seven standing ovations, his road manager Keith Winslow was worried. “Richard said, ‘Get in the limousine, go back to the hotel and get my mirror suit.
The rock and roll explosion of the 1950s grew out of a conversation among many artists.Richard didn’t do it himself, though he was arguably the most scintillating of them all.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal fractures femur at UConn championship paradeSenator Richard Blumenthal said on Twitter that he suffered the injury after a fellow parade attendee tripped and fell on him.
Read more »
Sen. Richard Blumenthal Suffers Leg Break at UConn ParadeSen. Richard Blumenthal will undergo surgery after breaking his femur at the UConn parade Saturday, according to a spokesperson. He suffered a fracture after another parade-goer tripped and fell on the senator from behind, according to the spokesperson. The surgery will take place Sunday, she said. Blumenthal later tweeted about this incident. Sen. Blumenthal anticipates making a full recovery, the…
Read more »
Sen. Richard Blumenthal to Undergo Surgery After Breaking Leg at UConn ParadeU.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a parade for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.
Read more »
Sen. Richard Blumenthal breaks his leg at UConn parade, will undergo surgeryU.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.
Read more »
Sen. Richard Blumenthal breaks leg during UConn NCAA victory paradeUS Senator Richard Blumenthal is expected to undergo surgery after he fractured his femur during a victory parade for the UConn Men’s Basketball team in Hartford.
Read more »
Sen. Richard Blumenthal has surgery for leg broken at UConn paradeThe lawmaker got 'a couple of pins' for a fracture of his thigh bone, his spokesman said. He was injured when someone fell on him at Saturday's basketball championship celebration.
Read more »