Little Richard and his Band
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Little Richard and his Band was the backing group that performed and recorded with rock and roll pioneer Little Richard during his classic 1950s hit-making period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Richard and His Band | 1 |
| Little Richard and his Band canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | backing band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedArtist |
Little Richard in studio recordings
ⓘ
Little Richard on tour ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | Specialty Records studio musicians ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | classic Little Richard hit-making period ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key backing group in early rock and roll history ⓘ |
| influenced |
early soul music arrangements
ⓘ
later rock and roll bands ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | The Girl Can't Help It (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to the development of rock and roll sound in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notableMember | Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
film appearances
ⓘ
live concerts ⓘ studio recordings ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| performedOn |
All Around the World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Good Golly Miss Molly NERFINISHED ⓘ Heeby-Jeebies Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny, Jenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Keep A-Knockin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Tall Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Ann NERFINISHED ⓘ Ooh! My Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Ready Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rip It Up NERFINISHED ⓘ She's Got It NERFINISHED ⓘ Slippin' and Slidin' NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl Can't Help It NERFINISHED ⓘ Tutti Frutti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | backing group for Little Richard ⓘ |
| style |
driving rhythm section
ⓘ
high-energy performance ⓘ prominent saxophone arrangements ⓘ |
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Little Richard and His Band