Bill Bentley, L.A. Weekly, 1 November 1984
WAY BACK when rock & roll radio was first coming into its own, stuffing listener's ears with the likes of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Bo Diddley, there was a screaming preacher turning out tricky hits from New Orleans who had adopted the name Little Richard.
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