Healthwatch: Little Richard
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Even those living legends who still rock are in need of a body tune-up
every once in awhile. Little Richard, now 76, is recovering at a
Vanderbilt University hospital after undergoing hip surgery. In a post
to his official Myspace page, a spokesperson has said that although
the surgery was successful, the veteran rocker is still in a lot of
pain. "Please be praying for a quick and full recovery. He may have a
long road ahead of him (i.e. physiotherapy) because he waited so long
to have the surgery."
Little Richard, a long-time born-again Christian, is asking his fans
to continue praying for him as he recovers. According to the
Associated Press, he plans to resume touring activities in 2010, once
his recovery is in full. "He is thankful to the LORD for the blessing
of longevity and greatly appreciates the kindness and caring of all of
the faithful warriors who have been uplifting him in prayer," the
Myspace statement continued.
Little Richard has long been credited as one of the founders of what
we now know as modern rock 'n' roll, when in the mid '50s, he explored
a combination of blues, gospel and faster rhythms in songs such as
'Tutti Frutti' and 'Good Golly, Miss Molly.' Numerous influential
musicians such as Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and Elvis Presley all
attribute Little Richard as a primary influence in their defining
work.
Ray Arthur
Turban Joe Balasootoe
Bo Diddley
Hank Ballard
Lil' Richard
Fats Domino
Chuck Berry
Bill Haley
Six pioneers of note. There were others but not as noteworthy.
Ike Turner?
David Carson
Ray, you wrote this?
R H Draney
I'm going to send a copy of this note to Jerry Lee Lewis...you'll probably be
hearing from him....
The Little Richard hip surgery reminds me that we all had a nice chuckle over
the irony a few years ago when Barry Manilow went in for hip replacement....r
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A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist asks whether you see the glass
more full like this?...or like this?