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Little Richard

Get Down With It: The Okeh Sessions

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August 19, 2004

Recorded in Hollywood in 1966-67, this last-ditch attempt at an album career for the rock giant resulted in these fiery tracks, funked up by Johnny "Guitar" Watson's fretwork. One highlight: Richard's hair-raising vocals on the Motown staple "Money" effectively claim the song as his own.

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