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"Long Tall Sally", also known as "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)", [2] [3] is a rock and roll song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard. Richard recorded it for Specialty Records , which released it as a single in March 1956, backed with " Slippin' and Slidin' " .
"Long Tall Sally" was the first number one for rock and roll pioneer Little Richard.. In 1956, Billboard magazine published three charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented music genres.
Here's Little Richard is the debut album by American musician Little Richard, released on March 4, 1957. [1] ... "Long Tall Sally" (Take 6) (Johnson, Blackwell ...
His signature recordings, including “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up,” “Lucille,” “Tutti Frutti,” and “Good Golly Miss Molly,” remain embedded in the core DNA of rock ’n’ roll ...
[213] [214] "Long Tall Sally" was the first song McCartney performed in public. [215] McCartney later stated, "I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing. It's like an out-of-body experience. You have to leave your current sensibilities and go about a foot above your head to sing it."
Little Richard, the godfather of rock 'n' roll who entertained audiences for more than seven decades with hits that included “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” “Lucille” and ...
[2] [3] Little Richard recorded it the same year, and changed the title to "Slippin' and Slidin '". His version is on his first album, Here's Little Richard. [4] He recorded several versions for Specialty until the February, 1956 version was chosen as the B-side to "Long Tall Sally".
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