
Episode 54: “Keep A Knockin'” by Little Richard
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Little Richard's Last Rock and Roll Recording Session
Little Richard had always been deeply conflicted about, well, about everything really. He was attracted to men as well as women and unsure about his own gender identity. The Seventh-day Adventist Church believed that same sex attraction, trans identities and secular music were the work of the devil. This came to a head in October 1957 when he went on tour with Jane Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Alice Leslie - another of the many singers billed as the female Elvis Presley. It would be Little Richard's last rock and roll recording session for several years.
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