Yikes! Never heard this story, it's an interesting look back at the creation of Little Richards hit record "Tutti Fruity".. The article takes an interesting look at how they had to rewrite the lyrics before it could be played on the air ..
'Awop-bop-aloobop alop-bam-boom!': Why Little Richard's hit song Tutti Frutti was so risqué
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251016-why-little-richards-tutti-frutti-was-so-risque
Tutti Frutti became an instant classic when it was released 70 years ago, on 20 October 1955 .. .. But if Tutti Frutti was going to be a hit record, its risqué lyrics needed a major rewrite. Deacon John, former band leader at the Dew Drop Inn, told Arena: "The lyrics could be interpreted as gay sex. They're not going to play that on the radio!... And everybody knew, this ain't about ice cream! ..
But what the article never tells you is what the original lyrics had actually been, presumably to keep the BBC article tasteful. If you want to know what the original lyrics were, you can find it on Wiki.. but you might not want to know...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutti_Frutti_(song)
Hard to believe that those were the the original lyrics that Little Richard in that time period wrote and gave to a record company. Really did he expect anyone would record that?
Hard to believe that those were the the original lyrics that Little Richard in that time period wrote and gave to a record company. Really did he expect anyone would record that?
From the linked BBC article above
Richard said he grew up singing in his preacher grandfather's church. "I used to play Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally while he'd be preaching." In the 1950s, racial segregation in the US meant that there were limited opportunities for black performers. Richard found a secular safe place to develop his raw talent on the Chitlin' Circuit, a network of live venues established by black entertainers and entrepreneurs mainly in the Deep South.