That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.
Little RichardIf at first you don't succeed, you get back up and you try ... and you try ... and you try it again ... except ice skating, I hate this crap, I quit!
Little RichardI thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.
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