In early 1964, a few months before “You Really Got Me” made the Kinks into stars, they released their debut single: a cover of Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.”
Like the Beatles, who also covered “Long Tall Sally” in 1964, the Kinks were captivated by the late rock & roll pioneer, who died Saturday at the age of 87. “He pounded the shit out of the piano, and his voice was so stunning,” guitarist Dave Davies tells Rolling Stone. “I’d never heard anybody sing like that. It was so screechy and loud.
Like the Beatles, who also covered “Long Tall Sally” in 1964, the Kinks were captivated by the late rock & roll pioneer, who died Saturday at the age of 87. “He pounded the shit out of the piano, and his voice was so stunning,” guitarist Dave Davies tells Rolling Stone. “I’d never heard anybody sing like that. It was so screechy and loud.
- 5/11/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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