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A-WOP-BOP A-LOO-BOP A-WOP-BAM BOOM!

Steve Van Zandt

11 ESSENTIAL LITTLE RICHARD SONGS

“TUTTI FRUTTI”1985 His first single on Specialty Records boasts one of the greatest intros in rock’n’roll history: "A-wop-bop-a- loo-bop-a-wop- bam-boom!"

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