“Freedom Blues” #47 7/11/1970

Little Richard hadn’t seen the Top 50 since 1958, which made this bit of social commentary from one of the founding fathers of rock and roll very unusual. ‘58 was about the time he started waffling between his music and the ministry, and he’d be conflicted like that for the rest of his career. RIP, Richard Penniman. The influence he had on rock music is immeasurable.