His in-your-face style, feminine makeup, and primped hair was a shock to many suburban households in the 1950s. Little Richard rocked a pompadour, sexually suggestive dance moves, and hit records even before Elvis Presley's first big song. The song hit the airwaves in 1955, just as the whole new-fangled idea of a type of music called 'rock and roll' was starting to dig its heels into popular culture. The story of 'Tutti Frutti' is one of the most essential stories in the history of rock and roll.
