Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix
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's eighteenth album release containing new material. Although most of the tracks present had been available on albums dating as far back as September 1964, the album did contain six new tracks *not* from the Vee-Jay vaults: "Belle Stars", "Funky Dish Rag", both instrumentals probably cut in April, 1971, and "Why Don't You Love Me?", recorded that same year, all of which obviously had no Hendrix involvement, plus instrumental reworkings of "Lucille
", "Long Tall Sally
" (titled "Tutti Frutti"), and "Keep A-Knockin'
".
[Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 Personnel include Little Richard (keyboards?); rest unknown (possibly a mix of Little Richard's 1970s touring band and contemporary studio musicians)].
Note: "Tutti Frutti" (instrumental) is actually "Long Tall Sally" (instrumental).
", "Good Golly Miss Molly" et al.) and recording thirty brand new ones. Even though Richard had left the company, VeeJay tracks were being released up until 1974. Hendrix played guitar on some of the sessions and this was released to cash in on his death.
Two unknown drummers and unknown female vocal group - records not kept by Vee Jay
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
's eighteenth album release containing new material. Although most of the tracks present had been available on albums dating as far back as September 1964, the album did contain six new tracks *not* from the Vee-Jay vaults: "Belle Stars", "Funky Dish Rag", both instrumentals probably cut in April, 1971, and "Why Don't You Love Me?", recorded that same year, all of which obviously had no Hendrix involvement, plus instrumental reworkings of "Lucille
Lucille (Little Richard song)
"Lucille" is a 1957 rock and roll song which was one of Little Richard's international hits.Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, Little Richard's single made number 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart...
", "Long Tall Sally
Long Tall Sally
"Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label....
" (titled "Tutti Frutti"), and "Keep A-Knockin'
Keep A-Knockin'
"Keep A-Knockin' " is a popular song from the late 1920s, possibly written by Perry Bradford. Variations were recorded by James "Boodle It" Wiggins in 1928, Lil Johnson in 1935, Milton Brown in 1936 and Louis Jordan in 1939...
".
[Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 Personnel include Little Richard (keyboards?); rest unknown (possibly a mix of Little Richard's 1970s touring band and contemporary studio musicians)].
Note: "Tutti Frutti" (instrumental) is actually "Long Tall Sally" (instrumental).
History
The files at Vee Jay hold that Richard had seven sessions at the company from June 1964 - July 1965, remaking seventeen of his old hits ("Tutti FruttiTutti Frutti (song)
"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bop-bop!" and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also one of the...
", "Good Golly Miss Molly" et al.) and recording thirty brand new ones. Even though Richard had left the company, VeeJay tracks were being released up until 1974. Hendrix played guitar on some of the sessions and this was released to cash in on his death.
Track listing
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin OnWhole Lotta Shakin' Goin On"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" is a song best known in the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly hit version by Jerry Lee Lewis.-Origins of the song:...
(3:01) prev. unrel. long, stereo version - Goodnight Irene (2:49) prev. unrel. long, stereo version
- Keep a Knockin' (3:21)
- Going Home Tomorrow (3:18) prev. unrel. long, stereo version
- Belle Stars (2:54) [unreleased 1971 Reprise recording - instrumental of Hank Williams' Settin' The Woods On Fire]
- Tutti Frutti (2:56) [instrumental of Long Tall Sally]
- Lawdy Miss ClawdyLawdy Miss Clawdy"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" is a song by Lloyd Price. It was first recorded by Price at the New Orleans recording studio of Specialty Records in March 1952. It was released under the Specialty label in April and was number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart for seven weeks and stayed on the chart...
(2:26) prev. unrel. long, stereo version - Why Don't You Love MeWhy Don't You Love Me"Why Don't You Love Me" is a song by American singer and guitarist Hank Williams. The song reached number one on the U.S. Country & Western chart. It was released as a single in 1950 with the B-side "A House Without Love". Ths song was featured over the closing credits of the film The Last Picture...
(3:12) - Lucille (2:55)
- Hound DogHound Dog (song)"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known...
(2:24) prev. unrel. long, stereo version - Money Honey (2:26) prev. unrel long, stereo version
- Funky Dish Rag (3:14) [unreleased 1971 Reprise recording - instrumental of Little Richard's Mississippi]
Personnel - tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11
- Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
– vocals, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Dewey Terry - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Glen Willings - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Don "Sugarcane" Harris - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... - Black Arthur - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Henry OdenHenry OdenHenry Oden is an American blues musician.-Biography:Oden grew up in Richmond, California. His parents had migrated from the south to work in the shipyards, and Oden's father bought him a guitar from a Montgomery Ward catalogue when he was 15 years old...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Bumps Blackwell - bongos
Two unknown drummers and unknown female vocal group - records not kept by Vee Jay
Personnel - tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 12
personnel unknown - probably all Reprise session materialCharts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums |
Did not chart |