Little Richard Baby Lyrics

Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia

Biography

Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and an early pioneer of rock 'n' roll, influencing generations of R&B and rock artists. Many of his fans have proclaimed Richard as The Real King of Rock 'n' Roll (in reference to the deceased Elvis Presley, who's known by the moniker "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"). He has also been called the King of Rockin 'n' Rollin, Rhythm & Blues Soulin'. His original injection of funk into the rock and roll beat in the mid-1950's also had a profound influence on the development of that genre of music.

One of twelve children, Little Richard grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist family, but he mostly attended the New Hope Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia (Turner, Hungry for Heaven, p. 19). He also attended Holiness/Pentacostal churches of the U.S. South, where he learned Gospel music. He learned to play the piano and tried to sing gospel music, but he was rejected from some churches for screaming the hymns. His father Charles "Bud" Penniman was a preacher who sold moonshine on the side. In the winter of 1952 his father was murdered and he returned to Macon to perform the blues at the Tick Tock Club in the evening while washing dishes at the cafeteria of a Greyhound bus station during the day. His early recording career in the 1950s was a mix of boogie-woogie music and rhythm and blues, heavily steeped in gospel music, but with a heavily accentuated back-beat, funky rhythm, raspy-shouted vocals, and breathlessly delivered lyrics that marked a decidedly new kind of music that would become known as Rock 'n' Roll.

album: "Here's Little Richard" (1957)

Tutti Frutti

True Fine Mama

Can't Believe You Wanna Leave

Ready Teddy

Baby

Slippin' And Slidin'

Long Tall Sally

Miss Ann

Oh Why?

Rip It Up

Jenny, Jenny

She's Got It

album: "Little Richard" (1958)

Keep A Knockin'

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

Send Me Some Lovin'

I'll Never Let You Go

Heeby Jeebies

All Around The World

Good Golly Miss Molly

Baby Face

Hey Hey Hey Hey

Ooh! My Soul

The Girl Can't Help It

Lucille

album: "The Fabulous Little Richard" (1959)

Shake A Hand

Chicken Little Baby

All Night Long

Kansas City

Directly From My Heart

I'm Just A Lonely Guy

A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

album: "Pray Along With Little Richard (Vol. 1)" (1960)

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

Milky White Way

Precious Lord

album: "Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)" (1964)

A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Going Home Tomorrow

Money Honey

Only You

Hound Dog

Goodnight Irene

Lawdy Miss Claudie

Short Fat Fanny

Cherry Red

Memories Are Made Of This

Blueberry Hill

album: "The Explosive Little Richard" (1967)

Land Of A Thousand Dances

I Don't Want To Discuss It

I Need Love

Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)

Function At The Junction

Well Alright!

album: "The Wild And Frantic Little Richard" (1967)

Directly From My Heart

Good Golly Miss Molly

Send Me Some Lovin'

Miss Ann

album: "The Rill Thing" (1970)

Freedom Blues

Greenwood, Mississippi

I Saw Her Standing There

album: "Mr. Big" (1971)

Jenny, Jenny

Without Love (There Is Nothing)

I Don't Know What You Got (But It's Got Me)

album: "The King Of Rock And Roll" (1971)

Brown Sugar

Midnight Special

Born On The Bayou

album: "Right Now!" (1973)

Chains Of Love

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

album: "Lifetime Friend" (1986)

Great Gosh A'Mighty

album: "Shake It All About" (1992)

Old MacDonald

Keep A Knockin'

If You're Happy And You Know It

When The Saints Go Marching In

other songs:

Ain't Nothin' Happenin'

Annie Is Back

Bama Lama Bama Loo

Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo

Casper The Friendly Ghost

Get Rich Quick

I Ain't Never

I Got It

I'll Never Tell

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Jolie

Oh! My Soul

Paper Boy

Rock Island Line

Rose Mary

Rubber Duckie

Seems To Me

Sweet And Innocent

The Magic School Bus[from "The Magic School Bus" soundtrack]

Twins[from "Twins" soundtrack]

Why Don't You Love Me