Tutti Frutti ( song ) - wikipedia Tutti Frutti ( song ) This article is about the Little Richard song. For the frozen yogurt place, see Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. `` Tutti Frutti '' Single by Little Richard B - side `` I 'm Just a Lonely Guy '' Released October 1955 Format 45 - rpm record Recorded September 14, 1955 Studio J & M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana Genre Rock and roll Length 2 : 23 Label Specialty 561 Songwriter ( s ) Little Richard, Dorothy LaBostrie Producer ( s ) Robert Blackwell Little Richard singles chronology `` Always '' ( 1954 ) `` Tutti Frutti '' ( 1955 ) `` Long Tall Sally '' ( 1956 ) `` Tutti Frutti '' ( meaning `` all fruits '' in Italian ) is a song written by Little Richard along with Dorothy LaBostrie that was recorded in 1955 and became his first major hit record. With its opening cry of `` A-wop - bop - a-loo - mop - a-lop - bom - bom ! '' ( a verbal rendition of a drum pattern that Little Richard had imagined ) and its hard - driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also a model for rock and roll itself. The song introduced several of rock music 's most characteristic musical features, including its loud volume and vocal style emphasizing power, and its distinctive beat and rhythm. In 2007, an eclectic panel of renowned recording artists voted `` Tutti Frutti '' No. 1 on Mojo 's The Top 100 Records That Changed The World, hailing the recording as `` the sound of the birth of rock and roll. '' In 2010, the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry added the recording to its registry, claiming the `` unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music ''. In April 2012, Rolling Stone magazine declared that the song `` still contains what has to be considered the most inspired rock lyric ever recorded : ' A wop bop alu bop, a wop bam boom ! ' '' Contents 1 Original recording by Little Richard 1.1 Impact 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Early cover versions 4 Elvis Presley version 5 The Beatles versions 6 Later recordings and performances 7 References Original recording by Little Richard Although `` Little Richard '' Penniman had recorded for RCA and Peacock Records since 1951, his records for them had been relatively undistinguished, and they had not resulted in the commercial success for which his producers had hoped. In February 1955, he sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, which was heard by Specialty owner Art Rupe. Rupe heard promise in the tapes and arranged a recording session for Little Richard at Cosimo Matassa 's J & M Studio in New Orleans in September 1955, with Fats Domino 's backing band and Robert `` Bumps '' Blackwell as producer. The band included Lee Allen and Alvin `` Red '' Tyler on saxophones, Huey Smith on piano, Frank Fields on double bass, Justin Adams on guitar and Earl Palmer on drums. As the session wore on, Little Richard 's anarchic performance style was not being fully captured on tape. In frustration during a lunch break, he started pounding a piano and singing a ribald song that he had written and composed, and which he had been performing live for a few years. According to some accounts, he first wrote and performed the song while working as a janitor in a bus station. The song that he sang was a piece of music that he `` had polished in clubs across the South. '' Little Richard sang : A-wop - bom - a-loo - mop - a-lomp - bom - bom ! Tutti Frutti, good booty After this lively performance, Blackwell knew the song was going to be a hit, but recognized that the lyrics, with their `` minstrel modes and sexual humor '', needed to be revised for lyrical purity. Blackwell contacted local songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie to revise the lyrics, with Little Richard still playing in his characteristic style. According to Blackwell, LaBostrie `` did n't understand melody '' but she was definitely a `` prolific writer ''. The original lyrics, in which `` Tutti Frutti '' referred to a homosexual man, were : Tutti Frutti, good booty If it do n't fit, do n't force it You can grease it, make it easy These were replaced with : Tutti Frutti, aw rooty Tutti Frutti, aw rooty. `` Aw rooty '' was a slang expression meaning `` All right ''. According to Charles Connor, Little Richard 's drummer, the original lyrics were : Tutti Frutti, good booty If it 's tight, it 's all right And if it 's greasy, it makes it easy In addition to Penniman and LaBostrie, a third name -- Lubin -- is credited as co-writer. Some sources considered this a pseudonym used by Specialty label owner Art Rupe to claim royalties on some of his label 's songs, but others refer to songwriter Joe Lubin. As possible evidence that the `` sexual song '' theory was created later, songwriter LaBostrie was quoted as saying, `` Little Richard did n't write none of ' Tutti Frutti '. I 'll tell you exactly how I came to write that. I used to live on Galvez Street and my girlfriend and I liked to go down to the drug store and buy ice cream. One day we went in and saw this new flavor, Tutti Frutti. Right away I thought, ' Boy, that 's a great idea for a song '. So I kept it in the back of my mind until I got to the studio that day. I also wrote the flip side of ' Tutti Frutti ', ' I 'm Just A Lonely Guy ', and a spiritual, ' Blessed Mother ', all in the same day. '' LaBostrie was still receiving royalty checks on the average of $5,000 every three to six months from the song in the 1980s. Blackwell said time constraints prevented the development of a new arrangement, so Little Richard recorded the revised song in three takes, taking about 15 minutes, with the original piano part. The song was recorded on September 14, 1955. Released on Specialty 561, the record entered the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart at the end of December 1955 and rose to No. 2 early in 1956. It also reached No. 17 on the Billboard pop chart. In the UK, it only scraped into the top 30 in 1957, as the B - side of `` Long Tall Sally ''. The song, with its twelve - bar blues chord progression, provided the foundation of Little Richard 's career. It was seen as a very aggressive song that contained more features of African American vernacular music than any other past recordings in this style. Richard 's contract with Peacock had been purchased by Specialty Records owner Art Rupe, who also owned the publishing company that bought Richard 's songs. Specialty 's deal with Richard was typical of most record companies 's dealings with their artists. Impact `` Tutti Frutti '' provided the title for one of the earliest books about the development of rock and roll and pop music from the 1950s, Nik Cohn 's `` Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom '' ( 1969 ). In 2010, the US Library of Congress National Recording Registry added the recording to its registry, stating that the hit, with its original a cappella introduction, heralded a new era in music. Combining elements of boogie, gospel and blues, the song introduced several of rock music 's most characteristic musical features, including its loud volume and vocal style emphasizing power, and its distinctive beat and rhythm. The beat has its roots in boogie - woogie, but Richard departed from its shuffle rhythm and introduced a new distinctive rock beat. He reinforced the new rock rhythm with a two - handed approach, playing patterns with his right hand, with the rhythm typically popping out in the piano 's high register. The song 's new rhythm became the basis for the standard rock beat, which was later consolidated by Chuck Berry. In 2007, an eclectic panel of renowned recording artists voted `` Tutti Frutti '' No. 1 on Mojo 's The Top 100 Records That Changed The World, hailing the recording as `` the sound of the birth of rock and roll. '' The song is No. 43 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In April 2012, Rolling Stone magazine declared that the song `` still has the most inspired rock lyric on record. '' Personnel Little Richard -- vocals, piano Lee Allen -- tenor saxophone Alvin `` Red '' Tyler -- baritone saxophone Frank Fields -- double bass Earl Palmer -- drums Additional personnel Justin Adams -- guitar Early cover versions The song has been covered by many musicians. Recording cover versions of songs was standard industry practice during the 1940s and 1950s. A hit song could generate many different versions : pop and instrumental, polka, blues, hillbilly and others by a variety of artists. After Pat Boone 's success with `` Ai n't That a Shame '', his next single was `` Tutti Frutti '', markedly toned down from the already reworked Blackwell version. Boone 's version made No. 12 on the national pop chart, with Little Richard 's trailing behind reaching only No. 17. Boone himself admitted that he did not wish to do a cover of `` Tutti Frutti '' because `` it did n't make sense '' to him ; however, the producers persuaded him into making a different version by claiming that the record would generate attention and money. Little Richard admitted that though Boone `` took ( his ) music '', Boone made it more popular due to his high status in the white music industry. Nevertheless, a Washington Post Staff Writer, Richard Harrington, quoted Richard in an article : They did n't want me to be in the white guys ' way... I felt I was pushed into a rhythm and blues corner to keep out of rockers ' way, because that 's where the money is. When `` Tutti Frutti '' came out... They needed a rock star to block me out of white homes because I was a hero to white kids. The white kids would have Pat Boone upon the dresser and me in the drawer ' cause they liked my version better, but the families did n't want me because of the image that I was projecting. Elvis Presley version Elvis Presley recorded the song and it was included in his first RCA album Elvis Presley March 23, 1956. Presley 's version uses `` A-wop - bop - a-loo - bop - a-lop - bam - boom ! '' for every verse, finishing the phrase with `` bam - boom '' instead of `` bom - bom ''. Elvis ' cut of `` Tutti Frutti '' was also released as part of a four track EP ( RCA EPA - 747 ) and as the b - side of `` Blue Suede Shoes '' ( RCA 47 - 6636 ) which reached # 20 on the ' Billboard ' chart. The Beatles versions According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in The Complete Beatles Chronicles ( p. 365 ) The Beatles performed `` Tutti Frutti '' live from at least 1960 through 1962 ( in Hamburg, Liverpool and elsewhere ). Reportedly the lead vocal was always by Paul McCartney, but it is unknown whether their version was actually based on the one by Elvis or that of Little Richard. No recorded version is known to survive. However, according to author Allen J. Weiner in The Beatles - The Ultimate Recording Guide ( p. 225 ) during the massive Get Back sessions a version of `` Tutti Frutti '' was recorded. A few months later George Harrison played on a live version which was recorded in Copenhagen with Delaney and Bonnie and Eric Clapton which came out on an unauthorized release, though a legitimate version was also recorded in concert in England ( and released in 1970 ). In 1972 Ringo Starr drummed on, and produced a brief version with Elton John on piano and T. Rex singer Marc Bolan on lead vocal. Lastly, in the 1990s Paul McCartney did a ( professionally recorded ) soundcheck singing `` Tutti Frutti '' but not like Elvis or Little Richard but instead like an extremely laid - back Pat Boone of 1956 ( Boone 's real version was more lively ). The McCartney version came out on an unauthorized release, Soundcheck Songs Vol. 1 ) Later recordings and performances This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) Cover versions of the song have been recorded by numerous artists, including ( by date ) : French singer Johnny Halliday recorded it, in English, in 1961 ( Disques Vogue EPL 7860 ). Little Richard re-recorded the song in 1964 for Vee Jay Records ' Little Richard 's Greatest Hits and again in 1978 for a K - tel compilation titled Little Richard Live. The Swinging Blue Jeans included it on their debut album Blue Jeans a'Swinging, HMV 1802, in 1964. It was one of two Little Richard covers on the album. Swedish rock and roll singer Jerry Williams covered the song in 1965. The song was covered by Fair Weather in 1970. It is the first song on the MC5 album Back in the USA, Atlantic SD 8247 ( 1970 ). Sting recorded the tune for the original soundtrack of the film Party Party ( 1982 ). WWE 's Mean Gene Okerlund covered it and used it as his entrance tune ; it appears on The Wrestling Album ( 1985 ). Queen played `` Tutti Frutti '' at every show of The Magic Tour in 1986, and the song is featured on the live album Live at Wembley ' 86 ( later retitled Live at Wembley Stadium ). The song is featured on the California Raisins soundtrack from their first special, Meet the Raisins ( 1988 ). The song was parodied by the Australian sketch comedy program Fast Forward by the character Victor ( Peter Moon ) in 1991. The song was released as a single raising funds for those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Swiss artists Bo Katzman ( de ) and the Soul Cats cover the song as `` Jailhouse Rap '' on their 1990 CD The Wonderful World of the Soul Cats as the third song in a mash up with `` Jailhouse Rock '' and `` Rock Everybody '' by M. Davis / J. Josea. ( `` Jailhouse Rap '' is unrelated to the similarly named Fat Boys ' song. ) Alvin and the Chipmunks did their rendition of the song in their TV documentary special Rockin ' Through the Decades ( 1990 ) starring Will Smith, and their full version can be heard in their 1991 album of the same name. An episode of the television sitcom Martin entitled `` Three Men And A Mouse '' features Little Richard guest - starring as an exterminator, during which he sings the chorus of `` Tutti Frutti ''. A cover by Buckwheat Zydeco is included in the film soundtrack album The Smurfs 2 : Music from and inspired by ( 2013 ). Notable uses in other media : The song is featured during the T. Rex jam session with Elton John in the film Born to Boogie ( 1972 ). It is sung by Val Kilmer in the Cold War parody Top Secret ! ( 1984 ). The song is featured in the movie The Brave Little Toaster ( 1987 ). The song appears in season 5 of Sharon, Lois & Bram 's Elephant Show performed by children 's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram ( 1988 ). The Disney Channel ran a DTV music video of the song in the 1980s, set mostly to clips from the Donald Duck cartoon Mr. Duck Steps Out ( 1940 ) ( with Daisy Duck representing the character of the same name in the lyrics ), but also the 1942 cartoon Mickey 's Birthday Party ( with Clara Cluck representing Sue ). The song is performed in the movie Rock ' n ' Roll High School Forever ( 1991 ). In the film Flirting ( 1991 ), actress Thandie Newton recites the song lyrics in full at a school debate on the relative importance of the intellectual and physical spheres of human experience. The song is featured for jive dances in seasons 7 and 13 of the American TV series Dancing with the Stars. It is featured in the music video game DJ Hero mixed with `` Beats '' by Shlomo ( 2009 ). 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Singles `` Tutti Frutti '' `` Long Tall Sally '' `` Slippin ' and Slidin ' '' `` Rip It Up '' `` Ready Teddy '' `` She 's Got It '' `` Heeby - Jeebies '' `` The Girl Ca n't Help It '' `` All Around the World '' `` Lucille '' `` Send Me Some Lovin ' '' `` Jenny, Jenny '' `` Miss Ann '' `` Keep A-Knockin ' '' `` Good Golly, Miss Molly '' `` Ooh ! My Soul '' `` True Fine Mama '' Baby Face '' `` Kansas City '' `` By the Light of the Silvery Moon '' `` He 's Not Just a Soldier '' `` He Got What He Wanted ( But He Lost What He Had ) '' `` Crying in the Chapel '' `` Bama Lama Bama Loo '' `` Whole Lotta Shakin ' Goin ' On '' `` Goodnight, Irene '' `` I Do n't Know What You 've Got ( But It 's Got Me ) '' `` Poor Dog '' `` Commandments of Love '' `` Freedom Blues '' `` Greenwood, Mississippi '' '' `` In the Middle of the Night '' `` Call My Name '' `` Great Gosh A-Mighty ! '' `` Operator '' `` Somebody 's Comin ' '' `` Twins '' Related topics Discography Songs Albums Songs by Little Richard Billy Wright Robert Blackwell Art Rupe Esquerita Jimi Hendrix James Brown Larry Williams Little Richard ( miniseries ) Book : Little Richard Elvis Presley singles 1954 `` That 's All Right '' / `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' `` Good Rockin ' Tonight '' / `` I Do n't Care if the Sun Do n't Shine '' `` You 're a Heartbreaker '' 1955 `` Baby Let 's Play House '' `` I Forgot to Remember to Forget '' / `` Mystery Train '' 1956 `` Heartbreak Hotel '' / `` I Was the One '' `` I Want You, I Need You, I Love You '' / `` My Baby Left Me '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' / `` Hound Dog '' `` Blue Suede Shoes '' / `` Tutti Frutti '' `` Money Honey '' `` I Got a Woman '' `` Tryin ' to Get to You '' `` Blue Moon '' `` I 'll Never Let You Go ( Lil ' Darlin ' ) '' / `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry ( Over You ) '' `` Shake, Rattle and Roll '' / `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` Love Me Tender '' 1957 `` Too Much '' / `` Playing for Keeps '' `` All Shook Up '' `` Peace in the Valley `` ( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear '' / `` Loving You '' `` Paralyzed '' ( UK ) `` Jailhouse Rock '' `` Party '' / `` Got a Lot o ' Livin ' to Do ! '' ( UK ) 1958 `` Do n't '' / `` I Beg of You '' `` Wear My Ring Around Your Neck '' `` Hard Headed Woman '' / `` Do n't Ask Me Why '' `` King Creole '' ( UK ) `` One Night '' / `` I Got Stung '' 1959 `` I Need Your Love Tonight '' / `` A Fool Such as I '' `` A Big Hunk o ' Love '' 1960 `` Stuck on You '' / `` Fame and Fortune '' `` It 's Now or Never '' `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' 1961 `` Surrender '' / `` Lonely Man '' `` I Feel So Bad '' / `` Wild in the Country '' `` ( Marie 's the Name ) His Latest Flame '' / `` Little Sister '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' / `` Rock - A-Hula Baby '' 1962 `` Good Luck Charm '' / `` Anything That 's Part of You '' `` She 's Not You '' `` Return to Sender '' / `` Where Do You Come From '' 1963 `` One Broken Heart for Sale '' `` ( You 're the ) Devil in Disguise '' `` Bossa Nova Baby '' / `` Witchcraft '' 1964 `` Kissin ' Cousins '' / `` It Hurts Me '' `` What 'd I Say '' / `` Viva Las Vegas '' `` Such a Night '' / `` Never Ending '' `` Ask Me '' / `` Ai n't That Loving You Baby '' `` Blue Christmas '' 1965 `` Do the Clam '' / `` You 'll Be Gone '' `` Crying in the Chapel `` ( Such an ) Easy Question '' `` I 'm Yours '' `` Puppet on a String '' / `` Wooden Heart '' 1966 `` Tell Me Why '' / `` Blue River '' `` Frankie and Johnny '' / `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Love Letters '' `` Spinout '' / `` All That I Am '' `` If Every Day Was Like Christmas '' 1967 `` Indescribably Blue '' `` Long Legged Girl ( With the Short Dress On ) '' / `` That 's Someone You Never Forget '' `` There 's Always Me '' / `` Judy '' `` Big Boss Man '' / `` You Do n't Know Me '' 1968 `` Guitar Man '' `` U.S. Male '' / `` Stay Away '' `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' `` Your Time Has n't Come Yet, Baby '' / `` Let Yourself Go '' `` Almost in Love '' / `` A Little Less Conversation '' `` If I Can Dream '' / `` Edge of Reality '' 1969 `` Memories '' / `` Charro '' `` How Great Thou Art '' `` In the Ghetto '' / `` Any Day Now '' `` Clean Up Your Own Backyard '' `` Suspicious Minds '' / `` You 'll Think of Me '' `` Do n't Cry Daddy '' 1970 `` Kentucky Rain '' `` The Wonder of You '' `` I 've Lost You '' `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' / `` Patch It Up '' `` I Really Do n't Want to Know '' / `` There Goes My Everything '' 1971 `` Rags to Riches '' `` Life '' / `` Only Believe '' `` I 'm Leavin ' '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Merry Christmas Baby '' / `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' 1972 `` Until It 's Time for You to Go '' `` He Touched Me '' `` An American Trilogy '' / `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' `` Burning Love '' / `` It 's a Matter of Time '' `` Separate Ways '' / `` Always on My Mind '' 1973 `` Steamroller Blues '' / `` Fool '' `` Raised on Rock '' / `` For Ol ' Times Sake '' `` I 've Got a Thing About You Baby '' `` If You Talk in Your Sleep '' / `` Help Me '' `` Promised Land '' / `` It 's Midnight '' `` My Boy '' / `` Thinking About You '' `` T-R-O-U-B-L-E '' `` Bringing It Back '' / `` Pieces of My Life '' 1976 `` Hurt '' / `` For the Heart '' `` Moody Blue '' 1977 `` Way Down '' `` My Way '' / `` America the Beautiful '' 1978 `` Unchained Melody '' / `` Softly as I Leave You '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tutti_Frutti_(song)&oldid=864874635 '' Categories : 1955 singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Little Richard songs Pat Boone songs Elvis Presley songs United States National Recording Registry recordings Songs written by Dorothy LaBostrie Songs written by Little Richard Song recordings produced by Robert Blackwell Specialty Records singles 1955 songs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from June 2017 All articles needing additional references Interlanguage link template link number Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Euskara Français Italiano Norsk nynorsk Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2018, at 02 : 36 ( UTC ). 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Question: who was the artist who cowrote and first recorded the song tutti frutti
Answer: Little Richard