Because of his religious upbringing, he couldn’t fully embrace rock ‘n’ roll, yet he gave us some ... Let’s take a look at the story behind “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard.

rootie ♪ ♪ Tutti frutti, oh, rootie ♪ -The beat. The up-tempo of it. He was on his way to the rock 'n roll now. -♪ Awop bop a loo bop, a lop bom bom ♪ -It was the first step in crossover.

The "American Masters" doc, "Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," will air on Friday ... wrote for his 1955 breakthrough hit “Tutti Fruitti” is explored in a new episode ...

Johansen responds with a half-hearted attempt at Little Richard’s famous whoop, immortalized in 1950s songs like “Tutti Frutti ... and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Born Richard Wayne ...

good booty/Tutti frutti, good booty!” The song, as Richard wrote it, was about gay sex. In 1955, it would become the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer’s breakthrough hit, catapulting him to mainstream ...