Little Richard

WHO DIDN’T LOVE RAUCOUS LITTLE RICHARD?



Nobody had a better sense of humor about himself than Little Richard – he called himself “The Bronze Liberace.” His crazy, dance-friendly music was so addicting that we could not WAIT to see him when he performed in Chicago in the late 60’s. We had to go to the Rush Street club alone because no one shared our enthusiasm, but the night was more than worth it. Richard welcomed us backstage, and showed us his makeup tricks and fancy wardrobe. He sent one of his employees to walk us home to make sure we were safe. What a sweetheart. A true original, Richard suffered all his life because he was so delightfully gay, but desperately wanted to be true to his religion. We will never forget his pencil thin mustache, pompadour, and oversize gabardine suit in the early days. Yes, we loved Little Richard’s concert MORE than The Beatles…thanks for the memories.

Above, Little Richard performed in the movie The Girl Can’t Help It

LITTLE RICHARD: THE GUY CAN'T HELP IT

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Okay, so this is not a RECENT photo of Little Richard, but wasn’t he adorable in the sixties? And he’s still going strong if you watched Simon Cowell‘s Celebrity Duets. Richard was a judge on the show and a coworker told us that Richard is very religious. We weren’t surprised, since we knew he was a Seventh-day Adventist minister (who married Bruce Willis and Demi Moore among others.) But Richard the rock pioneer may have a NEW religion – now he seems to be an orthodox Jew! The setsider told me he always watched the clock while taping to make sure he didn’t work after sundown Friday night. When that time came – whether they were in a commercial or not- Richard just got up and LEFT! His strict observation of the sabbath forced his coworkers to be VERY creative with their editing etc.