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Little Richard
Posted by Miningman on Saturday, May 9, 2020 6:02 PM

Little Richard 
 
Geez, that's a great looking Station. Had no idea!
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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, May 9, 2020 7:35 PM

I remember watching the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, with Little Richard, Faith Hill, Gloria Estefan, and a zydeco band, all jamming and playing "Jambalaya," among other things. Fantastic music, and a straight performance by Richard with no over-the-top stuff, just a fine musician doing what he did best.  There's a YouTube video of the same but the tape quality's lousy, doesn't do the performance justice at all.  

Time marches on and we keep losing legends.  That just sucks, you know?

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Posted by 54light15 on Sunday, May 10, 2020 6:52 PM

Think of the music they have there in heaven. Little Richard with James Brown- woo, that's gotta be great! 

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Posted by scilover on Monday, June 15, 2020 6:14 AM
Wow, I had no idea that was Little Richard’s locomotive! He was and still is a legend in the music world. Without him, music wouldn’t have been the same.
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Posted by MMLDelete on Monday, June 15, 2020 8:16 AM

I'm confused. In what way is that E unit "Little Richard's locomotive?"

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Posted by Overmod on Monday, June 15, 2020 11:35 AM

Lithonia Operator
I'm confused. In what way is that E unit "Little Richard's locomotive?"

Think of it as Charles Connor's locomotive.  Connor was the drummer Little Richard asked to make 'a rhythm that sounded like a train'...

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