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Little Richard
- In Little Richard
  …a string of songs on Specialty Records that sold well among both black and white audiences: “Rip It Up,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Ready Teddy,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” and “Send Me Some Lovin’,” among others. Blessed with a phenomenal voice able to generate croons, wails, and screams unprecedented in popular…
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Specialty Records: Little Richard, Lloyd Price, and a Los Angeles Label
- In Specialty Records: Little Richard, Lloyd Price, and a Los Angeles Label
  Art Rupe, a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, started out by recording local black artists for the jukebox market. He soon built a strong roster of small combos led by Roy Milton and brothers Jimmy and Joe Liggins as well as gospel…
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