Ooh! My Soul!

"I idolized the Pope when I was a little boy. I liked the pumps he wore. I think the Pope really dresses!"

-Little Richard's 1987 interview with John Waters in "Role Models"

Everything That Uncle John Needs

In watching the above clip, two thoughts occurred to me.  The first is, how odd is it that Little Richard had so much more appeal to white audiences than black.  I also noticed at about the 1:19 mark, there's a brief cutaway to Bill Hailey sitting at a table.  My other thought was, that if I were an entertainer, my idea of living hell would be to have to follow Little Richard on stage!


What, really can anyone say about The Architect Of Rock And Roll, other than in addition to his extraordinary talent, he will always have a place of honor in The Hair Hall of Fame.