Reference Number
ARC-0563
Level of description
collection
Title
Bill Saidel Photographs of Little Richard
Date
1970 May 21
Size
0.07 (Linear feet)
Inductee
x
Scope and Contents
The Bill Saidel Photographs of Little Richard are dated May 21, 1970. The collection contains 37 digitized photographs on CD-R of Little Richard at the Boston Tea Party venue in Boston, Massachusetts. These photographs were taken by donor Bill Saidel for an assignment titled "Boston After Dark." The collection provides insight into Little Richard’s performance style.
Biography / Administrative History
Little Richard helped lay the foundation for rock and roll in the Fifties with his spine-tingling rock and roll and wild performances. Little Richard first recorded in a bluesy vein in 1951, but it was his tenure at Specialty Records beginning in 1955 that made his mark as a rock and roll architect. After a brief sabbatical in 1957 to enroll in Bible college, Little Richard returned to rock and roll during the British Invasion in 1964 and has remained actively involved in music ever since. Little Richard was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
The Boston Tea Party concert venue in Boston, Massachusetts operated from 1967 to 1970. It was associated with the psychedelic movement and hosted many rock and roll artists.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Bill Saidel Photographs of Little Richard was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Bill Saidel on March 10, 2015.
Citation: [Identification of Item], Bill Saidel Photographs of Little Richard, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Processing Information: Processed by Laurel Post, Intern. Completed July 10, 2019. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.
Language Note: No linguistic content.
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Use
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