Oh, no. In my experience with him, he was a quiet and pleasant fellow until he put himself on stage. Then he became the loud, outrageous Little Richard. Back in the old country, I posted about the death of Hamp Swain. Hamp and Richard played in the saxophone section of old Ballard High School in Macon. Hamp went on to work in radio and made Richard’s first recordings at WBML radio. Now Hamp’s in the radio hall of fame and Richard’s in the music ones.
Back in the 80s Richard was living in a hotel in Los Angeles. You’d call him and he would answer in a high-pitched voice, and you’d have to act like you thought it was the maid in asking to speak to Mr. Penniman.
Excuse my ramblings. Just a few rememberances. He was an amazing guy.
