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Little Richard

Little Richard

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Single falsetto note

Little Richard made famous the registral isolation of a single tone in falsetto [...]. Richard would usually break his voice to arrive on a high 1̂ [...].

— Walter Everett, The Beatles as Musicians (2001), p. 73

Transcript of a line from Little Richard's 1955 song Tutti Frutti.
Tutti Frutti (1955)
Transcript of a line from Little Richard's 1955 song True Fine Mama.
True Fine Mama (1955)
Transcript of a line from Little Richard's 1955 song Long Tall Sally.
Long Tall Sally (1955)
Transcript of a line from Little Richard's 1955 song Good Golly Miss Molly.
Good Golly Miss Molly (1955)
Transcript of a line from Little Richard's 1955 song Keep a Knockin'.
Keep a Knockin' (1955)

References in later music

Paul McCartney

[Little Richard] would say, 'I taught Paul everything he knows'. [...] I had to admit he was right.

— Paul McCartney, Twitter (2020)

Transcript of a line from Paul McCartney/The Beatles's 1969 song Oh Darling.
Paul McCartney/The Beatles' Oh Darling (1969)

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