Rocks

by Little Richard

Overview

This make-no-mistakes, 31-track single-disc set from Bear Family Records collects the absolutely essential sides that the gospel-fueled, raucous and electric Little Richard wrote and recorded in his prime between 1951 and 1966, including enduring and rocking touchstones like 1955's "Tutti Frutti," 1956's "Long Tall Sally" and "The Girl Can't Help It," 1957's "Lucille" and "Jenny, Jenny," and 1958's "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Ooh! My Soul," among others. What you need is here. The rest, as they say, is history. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2011
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127171382
Rank:	84496

Tracks

1. Tutti Frutti
2. Ready Teddy
3. Slippin' and Slidin'
4. Long Tall Sally
5. Baby
6. Miss Ann
7. True Fine Mama
8. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
9. Kansas City
10. Rip It Up
11. She's Got It
12. Lucille
13. Heeby-Jeebies
14. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey
15. Get Rich Quick
16. I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)
17. Little Richard's Boogie
18. All Around the World
19. I Got It
20. Jenny, Jenny
21. Good Golly Miss Molly
22. Baby Face
23. The Girl Can't Help It
24. Ooh! My Soul
25. Keep a Knockin'
26. She Knows How to Rock (Rock Me)
27. Bama Lama Bama Loo
28. I'm in Love Again
29. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
30. Dew Drop Inn
31. Get Down with It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Little Richard   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Clifford Burks   Sax (Tenor)
Albert Winston   Bass
Samuel Parker   Sax (Baritone)
Richard Roy   Saxophone
Milton Hopkins   Guitar
Leard Bell   Drums
Olsie Robinson   Bass
Nathaniel Douglas   Guitar
Roy "Willie" Mays   Trumpet
Don Johnson   Trumpet
George Holloway, Jr.   Bass
Joe Hughes   Guitar
Albert Dobbins   Sax (Alto)
Wilbert "Lee Diamond" Smith   Sax (Tenor)
Julius Wimby   Piano
Glen Willings   Guitar
Jewell Grant   Sax (Baritone)
Big Jim Sullivan   Guitar
Pete Lewis   Guitar
Charles William Connor   Drums
Donald J. Clark   Drums
Issacher "Junior" Gordon   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Joseph Tillman   Sax (Tenor)
William H. "Frosty" Pyles   Guitar
William Tircuit   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
The Chimes   Choir/Chorus,Vocals
James Hudson   Sax (Baritone)
Clarence Hall   Sax (Tenor)
Lee Allen   Sax (Tenor)
Edward Frank   Piano
Edgar Blanchard   Guitar
Fred Jackson   Sax (Tenor)
Grady Gaines   Sax (Tenor)
Dewey Terry   Guitar
Lloyd Lambert   Bass (Electric)
Justin Adams   Guitar
Frank Fields   Bass
Roy Montrell   Guitar
Jimi Hendrix   Guitar
Renald Richard   Trumpet
Oscar Moore   Drums
Ernest McLean   Guitar
George Washington   Trombone
Adolph Smith   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Alvin "Red" Tyler   Sax (Baritone)
Earl Palmer   Drums
Don "Sugarcane" Harris   Bass
Devonia Williams   Piano
Johnny Otis   Vibraphone
Huey "Piano" Smith   Piano
Art Neville   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Clarence Ford   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Richard Penniman   A&R,Composer,Producer
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
James Smith   Composer
Andreas Merck   Photo Scanning
Sven T. Uhrmann   Photography,Illustrations
Bluesology   Musical Backing
R.A. Andreas   Photography,Illustrations
Norman Smith   Producer
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell   A&R,Composer,Producer
Edward Madden   Composer
Roy "Willie" Mays   Leader
Al Collins   Composer
Rick Coleman   Discography
Hawley Ades   Composer
McKinley Millet   Composer
Willie Perryman   Composer
Maybelle Jackson   Composer
Bill Dahl   Biographical Information
Bobby Marchan   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Lee Allen   Leader
Benny Davis   Composer
Enotris Johnson   Composer
John Marascalco   Composer
Don Weiss   Producer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Frank Fields   Leader
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Renald Richard   Leader
Mike Stoller   Composer
Art Rupe   A&R,Producer
Gus Edwards   Composer
Hidle Brown Barnum   Producer
Harry Akst   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Earl Palmer   Leader
Eddie Bocage   Composer
Dorothy LaBostrie   Composer
Eskew Reeder   Composer
Johnny Otis   A&R,Leader,Producer
Little Richard   Producer
Lloyd Price   Composer
Bill Millar   Reissue Producer
Hurricane Smith   Producer
Steve Sholes   A&R,Producer