Tutti Frutti

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"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 rock and roll song by Little Richard that became one of his signature hits and a foundational record in the development of the genre.

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Tutti Frutti canonical 4
Tutti Frutti (cover) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock and roll song
song
artist Little Richard
associatedWithMovement birth of rock and roll
bSide I’m Just a Lonely Guy
chartPerformance hit on R&B charts in the United States
hit on pop charts in the United States
containsNonsenseSyllables yes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact considered a landmark in popular music
helped establish Little Richard’s career
describedAs foundational rock and roll record
era 1950s rock and roll
format 7-inch single
genre rock and roll
hasCallAndResponse yes
hasCoverVersion Pat Boone version of Tutti Frutti
hasPianoSolo yes
hasSaxophone yes
historicalReputation one of the most influential songs in rock history
includedIn lists of greatest rock and roll songs
influenced development of rock and roll
language English
length approximately 2 minutes 23 seconds
musicalFeature boogie-woogie piano
driving backbeat
notableCoverArtist Pat Boone
openingLyric A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom
originalLabelCatalogNumber Specialty 561
performer Little Richard
producer Bumps Blackwell
recordingCity New Orleans
recordingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
recordingDate 1955
recordingLocation Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Studio, New Orleans
recordingState Louisiana
recordLabel Specialty Records
releaseYear 1955
rhythm 12-bar blues structure
side A-side
signatureSongOf Little Richard
tempo up-tempo
vocalist Little Richard
vocalStyle shouted vocals
writer Dorothy LaBostrie
Little Richard

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Little Richard notableWork Tutti Frutti
Pat Boone notableWork Tutti Frutti
this entity surface form: Tutti Frutti (cover)
Richard Wayne Penniman notableWork Tutti Frutti
Long Tall Sally precededBySingle Tutti Frutti
Specialty Records released Tutti Frutti