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RIP Little Richard


I once read that when David Bowie was a boy he decided he wanted to be Little Richards’ saxophone player when he grew up. Just listen about 16:30 into this, to the sax break, and you get it. I can’t imagine a better approximation in music of a young man taking off like a rocket. Must’ve blown Bowie’s mind and set him on fire.


I busted loose today to a solid gold hour to celebrate a great soul of rock and roll. What better way to send someone out than dancing hard to music which they themselves made as few could?

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