The Upsetters (American band)

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The Upsetters
Origin	Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Rock and roll R&B jump blues
Years active	1953 (1953) – early 1960s (early 1960s)
Labels	Specialty, Little Star

Past members	Little Richard Grady Gaines Jimi Hendrix Wilbert Lee Diamond Olse "Bassey" Robinson Nathniel "Buster" Douglas Clifford Verke Charles "Chuck" Connor

The Upsetters were a band that played with American musician and poet Little Richard from 1953 to the early 1960s.^[1] They would continue to tour and record through the late 1960s as a backing band with Otis Redding and as a solo group as well. They have been credited by James Brown and others with first putting the 'funk' in the rock and roll beat.^[2]

Background

In 1953, Little Richard, dissatisfied with his solo career, formed a road band starting with Wilburt "Lee Diamond" Smith on saxophone, who became the leader, Nathaniel "Buster" Douglas on electric guitar, Charles "Chuck" Connor on drums, and Olsie "Bassy" Robinson on bass guitar. Little Richard and the band did many club performances from 1953 to 1955. Little Richard did not record his first hit "Tutti Frutti" with the Upsetters, but he recorded it with studio musicians who had worked with Fats Domino, after he told Art Rupe, founder of Specialty Records, that he liked Fats Domino's music. He recorded a number of songs with the Upsetters such as "Keep A-Knockin'", "Ooh My Soul"and "Every night about this time" however most of his big hits in his prime were recorded with a studio band which included Lee Allen and Earl Palmer.^[3]

Films

The band appeared in a few rock n' roll movies such as: The Girl Can't Help It, Don't Knock the Rock, and Mister Rock and Roll. They did not actually play, nor did Little Richard sing, but they lip synched to their hits "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Ready Teddy", "The Girl Can't Help It", and "She's Got It" from 1956 to 1957.^[4]

Little Richard trades Rock N' Roll for Gospel

During a concert in Australia in late 1957, Little Richard decided it was time to quit rock n' roll and devote himself to God, after he saw the Russian satellite 'Sputnik 1' fly overhead. He believed it was a sign from God to give up Rock & Roll. Specialty Records released three albums after he quit - "Here's Little Richard"(1957), "Little Richard"(1958), and "The Fabulous Little Richard" (1959). The band continued until the mid-1960s. They had songs including "Hattie Malatti" and "Mama Loochie" (1958), both sung by the band's lead sax player Wilburt Smith under the alias "Lee Diamond and the Upsetters".

References

^ "The Life And Times of Little Richard" Charles White.
^ Harris, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Keith; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Harris, Keith (May 9, 2020). "Little Richard: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Conner, Charles; Biton, Ziv (August 1, 2015). Keep A Knockin': The Story of a Legendary Drummer. Waldorf Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63443-264-1.
^ "Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

External links

The Upsetters discography at Discogs

v t e Little Richard
Studio albums	Here's Little Richard Little Richard The Fabulous Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2) The King of the Gospel Singers Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) Little Richard's Greatest Hits The Wild and Frantic Little Richard The Explosive Little Richard The Rill Thing Mr. Big The King of Rock and Roll The Second Coming Right Now! Talkin' 'bout Soul Little Richard Live God's Beautiful City Lifetime Friend Shake It All About Little Richard Meets Masayoshi Takanaka Southern Child
Live albums	The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
Singles	"Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally"/"Slippin' and Slidin'" "Rip It Up"/"Ready Teddy" "Heeby-Jeebies"/"She's Got It" "The Girl Can't Help It" "Lucille"/"Send Me Some Lovin'" "Jenny, Jenny"/"Miss Ann" "Keep A-Knockin'" "Good Golly, Miss Molly"/"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" "Ooh! My Soul"/"True Fine Mama" "Baby Face" "Early One Morning "Kansas City" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "Crying in the Chapel" "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" "Goodnight, Irene" "Twins"
Dubious recordings	Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix
Related topics	Discography Billy Wright Robert Blackwell Art Rupe Esquerita Jimi Hendrix James Brown Larry Williams The Upsetters The Girl Can't Help It (film) Keep On Rockin' (film) Little Richard (miniseries)

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