Real little Little Richard

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 17 Jun 2011 11:06 am

The beginning of the Quasar of Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3rBjTY8mc

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 17 Jun 2011 2:41 pm

I do believe that is Sugar Chile Robinson from a mid 40s Van Johnson film.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 17 Jun 2011 5:20 pm

I'm running with you, Mitch. Curious seeing Van, I did the fuzzy math after I posted and it didn't come close, since Penniman is around 80 now. But the kid's a winner, has an interesting bio, and seems he's still alive http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/mes ... binson.htm

Thank god for mistakes, and many are making it, but I'm stoked to learn about this guy.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 17 Jun 2011 5:32 pm

Here he is in 2007 Click Here

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 17 Jun 2011 7:44 pm

Well, he ain't no Little Richard!

Pretty dang

tho.

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 17 Jun 2011 9:35 pm

The Sugar Chile vid has been floating around for awhile now.Could be it'll generate some interest in him and maybe he'll get a few gigs out of it.Hope so,anyway.

For those who (like me) focus on the totally inconsequential,the clip is from a 1946 musical called "No Leave,No Love",starring Johnson,Keenan Wynn,and Patricia Kirkwood.