Tutti Frutti (song)
1955 song by Little Richard
"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard and taken from his debut studio album Here's Little Richard. It was his first major hit of his career. It was covered by Elvis Presley for the B-side to his 1956 hit single Blue Suede Shoes and went to number 20 in the United States. It has also been covered by Peter Kraus, Adriano Celentano, Johnny Hallyday;, the MC5, Fleetwood Mac and Queen.[2]
| "Tutti Frutti" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Little Richard | ||||
| from the album Here's Little Richard | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Just a Lonely Guy" | |||
| Released | 1955[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 14, 1955 | |||
| Studio | J & M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Specialty 561 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Little Richard, Dorothy LaBostrie | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Blackwell | |||
| Little Richard singles chronology | ||||
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References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was The First Rock'n'Roll Record, 1992, ISBN 0-571-12939-0
- ↑ Hann, Michael (2017-09-04). "'Tutti Frutti' — the sound rock'n'roll was built on". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
