RIP Little Richard. Sui Generis. "Good looks sell books"

[Mark Kohut]

https://twitter.com/paulbogaards/status/1259157102540369920?s=20

On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 1:15 PM Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:

> Without wanting to sound too personally critical - it’s great to point out
> how influential Little Richard was - it frustrates me when articles about
> the loss of Little Richard, Chuck Berry etc focus on how much the Beatles,
> Stones and Dylan liked them. Little Richard’s best records are still wild,
> extraterrestrial and joyous, they speak loud and clear for themselves
>
> On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bobby D:
>> https://twitter.com/bengreenman/status/1259156137229893632?s=20
>>
>> In which the Beatles say/show without Little Richard they wouldn't be (and
>> a real good book):
>>
>> https://bookshop.org/books/awopbopaloobop-alopbamboom-the-golden-age-of-rock/9780802138309
>>
>> https://twitter.com/ava/status/1259153978798948353?s=20
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, May 9, 2020 at 10:19 AM
>> Subject: RIP Little Richard. Sui Generis.
>> To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1259120992728776707?s=20
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