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If Elvis was The King, he was The Emperor …

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Michael Stuart in Arts, Blogs, History, Life, Music // 0 Comments

Little Richard was a force of nature and an all-time popular musical great who influenced teenagers the world over and set thousands of pop and rock musicians/singers on the paths that led them ultimately to either lasting glory or oblivion.

Whatever was bugging you in life, nobody could Rip It Up like he could!

Here’s a link to an appreciation by Bob Stanley that appears today upon the website of – THE GUARDIAN/OBSERVER

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After university, Michael spent twelve years working for MELODY MAKER before going freelance. He claims to keep doing it because it is all he knows. More Posts

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