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Long Tall Sally
Composer: Enortis Johnson / Robert Blackwell / Richard Penniman

Performed only once by the Grateful Dead, with John Fogerty and Huey Lewis, at the Bay Area Music Awards on 12th March 1988. Also played by John Fogerty, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Randy Jackson, Steve Jordan and Clarence Clemons on May 27, 1989 during a John Fogerty show at Oakland.

The song started as just a handful of lyrics by Enortis Johnson. Little Richard (Richard Penniman) and Bumps Blackwell added the music and more lyrics. First working title was The Thing. Later it was Bald Headed Sally. Little Richard's first recorded version was as The Thing. He recorded the song again on 7th February 1956, as Long Tall Sally, at the J and M Studio in New Orleans. This version was released in March 1956 on the Speciality label. This version reached no. 1 in the R&B charts and no. 6 in the pop charts.

Long Tall Sally has subsequently been recorded by many performers.



Little Richard recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single (Long Tall Sally / Slippin' and Slidin'), Little Richard, 1956
no info Here's Little Richard EP (Long Tall Sally/Miss Ann/She's Got It/Can't Believe You Wanna Leave), Little Richard, 1957
no info Single (Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally), Little Richard, 1957 (UK)
no info Little Richard And His Band EP, Little Richard And His Band, 1957
no info Don't Knock The Rock Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1957
no info Our Significant Hits, Lloyd Price / Sam Cooke / Larry Williams / Little Richard, 1959
no info His Biggest Hits, Little Richard, 1960
no info Oldies But Goodies Volume III, Various Artists, 1961
no info Alan Freed's Golden Pics, Various Artists, 1961
no info Good Guy Jack Spector Presents 22 Original Winners, Various Artists, 1964
no info His Greatest Hits, Little Richard, 1965
no info 20 Original Winners, Vol 3, Various Artists, 1965
no info Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits: Recorded Live, Little Richard, 1966
no info Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits!, Little Richard, 1968
no info Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard, 1969
info 24 Solid Hits, Various Artists, 1970
no info Sweet Toronto Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1970
no info Cast A Long Shadow, Little Richard, 1971
no info The Essential Little Richard, Little Richard, 1972
no info 25 Rock Revival Greats, Various Artists, 1972
no info Looking Back... The Jumping 50's, Various Artists, 1972
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / Only You), Little Richard, 1973
no info Big Hits, Little Richard, 1974
no info The Very Best Of, Little Richard, 1975
no info The Original Greatest Hits Of Little Richard, 1977
no info King Of Rock'N'Roll, Little Richard, 1977
no info Super Funky Favorites, Various Artists, 1980
no info The Georgia Peach, Little Richard, 1981
no info Top 100 Rock N' Roll Hits, Various Artists, 1981
no info Tutti Frutti, Little Richard, 1983
no info Heaven Help Us Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1984
no info 18 Greatest Hits, Little Richard, 1985
no info The Best Of 50s Jumpin' Jive, Various Artists, 1987
no info His Best, Little Richard, 1988
no info The Speciality Sessions (Box Set), Little Richard, 1989
no info Georgia Peach, Little Richard, 1991
no info Rhythm & Blues 1956, Various Artists, 1991
no info Solid Gold Soul 1956, Various Artists, 1991
info The Speciality Story Box Set, Various Artists, 1994
no info Little Richard, Vol. 2: Shag On Down By The Union Hall, Little Richard, 1996
info Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America, Various Artists, 2001
no info Greatest 20 Hits, Little Richard, 2002
no info The King Of Rock 'N' Roll, Little Richard, 2004
no info The Roots Of Led Zeppelin, Various Artists, 2004
no info Ooh! My Soul: The Very Best Of The Vee-jay Years, Little Richard, 2005
info Blowing the Fuse: 30 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1956, Various Artists, 2006
info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of 50s Rock N Roll, Various Artists, 2006
info The Cosimo Matassa Story, Various Artists, 2007
no info The Roots of Led Zeppelin, Various Artists, 2009
no info Rip It Up: The Best Of Specialty Records, Various Artists, 2021

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Rock'n Roll'n Robbins, Marty Robbins, 1956
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / Mr. Teardrop), Marty Robbins, 1956
no info Elvis, Elvis Presley, 1956
no info Strictly Elvis EP, Elvis Presley, 1956
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / Just As Long As I'm With You), Pat Boone, 1956
no info A White Sport Coat And Other Favorites EP, Marty Robbins, 1957
no info Rock 'N Roll Hit Parade Volume 1, Johnny Otis, 1957
no info No 2, Elvis Presley, 1957
no info Whole Lotta Shakin', Carl Perkins, 1958
info Wanda Jackson, Wanda Jackson, 1958
no info Sings Rock 'N' Roll Hits, Jim Breedlove, 1958
no info Dance With Dick Clark, The Keymen, 1958
no info 18 Big Rock 'N' Roll Hits, Various Artists (Limelighters), 1958
no info Marty's Greatest Hits, Marty Robbins, 1959
no info Baby Sittin' With Buzz Clifford, 1961
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / South Pacific Twist), The Rocky Fellers, 1961
info Twist and Shout!, The Isley Brothers, 1962
no info Never To Be Forgotten, Eddie Cochran, 1962
no info Doin' The Bird, The Rivingtons, 1963
no info Single (Slippin' And Slidin' / Long Tall Sally), Barbara Greene, 1963
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / I Took My Baby Home), The Kinks, 1964
no info EP, Beatles (UK), 1964
no info Real Gonk Man, King Size Taylor And The Dominoes, 1964
no info Shakin' Up A Storm, Gene Vincent, 1964
info The Beatles' Second Album, The Beatles, 1964 (US)
info Blue Jeans a' Swinging, The Swinging Blue Jeans, 1964
no info You Really Got Me, The Kinks, 1964
info The Greatest Live Show on Earth, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1964
no info Go Go Big Beat Soundtrack, Various Artists (Migil Five), 1964
info Wooly Bully, Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, 1965
no info Where The Action Is, Steve Alaimo, 1965
no info Now!, The Chambers Brothers, 1967
no info Rockin' With Jo Ment's Happy Sound, 1968
info Leave My Baby Alone, Wanda Jackson, 1968
no info Marty's Country, Marty Robbins, 1969
no info Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay, Sha Na Na, 1969
no info The Isley Brothers Do Their Thing, Isley Brothers, 1969
no info Unlimited, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1969
no info The Legend Of Jerry Lee Lewis, 1969
no info Play Good Old Rock 'N' Roll, The Dave Clark Five, 1969
no info The Street Giveth...And The Street Taketh Away, Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys, 1969 (UK)
no info Single (Good Old Rock 'N Roll / Bad News), Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys, 1969 (UK)
no info Whole Lotta Love, CCS, 1970
no info On Tour, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends With Eric Clapton, 1970
no info One Way...Or Another, Cactus, 1971
no info Single (Long Tall Sally / Rock N' Roll Children), Cactus, 1971
no info Live, Johnny Winter And, 1971
no info Live At Caesar's Palace, Tom JOnes, 1971
no info The World Of Marty Robbins, 1971
no info Solid Grease, Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps, 1972
no info Roll Over Beethoven !!!, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1972
no info Hands of Jack the Ripper, Screaming Lord Sutch, 1972
no info Rockabilly, Ray Campi, 1973
no info Single (Little Richard Medley / Over The Mountain), Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps, 1973
no info Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite, Elvis Presley, 1973
no info Single (Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O'Dee / Rock & Roll Medley), Jerry Lee Lewis, 1973
no info Live On Stage In Memphis, Elvis Presley, 1974
no info Beloved Old Hits, Nokie Edwards, 1974
no info Last Boogie In Paris, Johnny Rivers, 1974
no info Everybody's Country, David Wills, 1975
no info Single (Queen Of The Starlight Ballroom / Long Tall Sally), David Wills, 1975
no info The Kinks Vol. 2, The Kinks, 1976
info Rock 'N' Roll Music, The Beatles, 1977
no info Tokyo Tapes, Scorpions, 1978
no info The Golden Years Of Pat Boone, 1978
no info Are You Ready!, Atlanta Rhythm Section, 1979
no info Skyrider, Don Nix, 1979
no info Elvis! Soundtrack, Elvis Presley, 1979
no info Elvis Aron Presley, Elvis Presley, 1980
no info Greatest Hits / Live, Heart, 1980
no info Rockabilly, Orion, 1980
no info Take No Prisoners, Molly Hatchet, 1981
no info Live Talkies, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, 1982
no info Snuff, Snuff, 1982
no info Still Kickin', Casey Jones, 1983
no info Great Hits, Eddie Cochran, 1983
no info Night Fighter, Snuff, 1983
no info(Recorded Live) At the Picketts Lock, Crazy Cavan 'N' The Rhythm Rockers, 1983
no info Another side of ROBBINS, Marty Robbins, 1984
no info Golden Celebration, Elvis Presley, 1984
no info 20th Anniversary Box Set, The Kinks, 1984
no info A Compleat Collection, The Kinks, 1984
no info Rocker, Elvis Presley, 1984
no info Atlantic Honkers: A Rhythm & Blues Saxophone Anthology, Various Artists (King Curtis), 1986
no info Rockabilly Hot, Various Artists (Marty Robbins), 1987
no info To Russia With Love And Other Savage Amusements, Scorpions, 1988
no info Kinks-Size, The Kinks, 1988
no info Crazy Baby, The Rockin' R's, 1988
info Past Masters, Vol. 1, The Beatles, 1988
no info Stairway To Heaven / Highway To Hell, Various Artists (Scorpions / Gorky Park / David Bryan), 1989
no info The Complete UA Sessions, The Isley Brothers, 1991
no info The Liberty Years, The Rivingtons, 1991
no info Rockin' With Linda, Linda Gail Lewis, 1991
no info Country 1951-1958, Marty Robbins, 1991
no info King Of Rock 'n' Roll - The Complete 50s Masters, Elvis Presley, 1992
info Right or Wrong, Wanda Jackson, 1993
no info Singin' To My Baby & Never To Be Forgotten, Eddie Cochran, 1993
info Psychotic Reunion Live!, The Count Five, 1993
no info Live at the BBC, Beatles, 1994
no info Anthology 1, Beatles, 1995
no info Cut To The Bone, Molly Hatchet, 1995
info Cactology: The Cactus Collection, Cactus, 1996
no info Bird Call! The Twin City Stomp Of The Trashmen, Trashmen, 1998
info Never to Be Forgotten: The Mustang Years, Bobby Fuller Four, 1998
no info Golden Celebration, Elvis Presley, 1998
no info Live At Gilley's, Carl Perkins, 1999
no info Mercurial..., The Neatbeats, 1999
no info Rockabilly & Sunrise, Orion, 1999
no info Live At The Savoy, New York October 27, 1981, Atlanta Rhythm Section, 2000
info Americas Top Ten Through The Years: Box Set, Various Artists (The Shadows Of Knight), 2000
no info Rockabilly Blues, Sleepy Labeef, 2001
no info Live in Las Vegas Box Set, Elvis Presley, 2001
no info The Singles Collection, The Kinks, 2001
no info Li'l Red Riding Hood / Wooly Bully, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, 2004
info Barely Contained: The Studio Sessions, Cactus, 2004
info Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Cactus, 2004
info The Road Is Rocky: Complete Studio Masters 1956-1971, Gene Vincent, 2005
no info Cameo Parkway 1957-1967, Various Artists (The Kinks), 2005
info Revolution: A Rock Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists (Heart), 2005
info Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. II, Cactus, 2007
no info Live: Stereo 360 Sound, Anna Troy, 2008
no info Unspoiled By Progress, Walter Trout, 2009
info Authorized Bootleg: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Feb 27, 1989, Neville Brothers, 2010
no info On Tour (Box Set), Delaney & Bonnie & Friends With Eric Clapton, 2010
no info Whole Lotta Shakin' & On Top, Carl Perkins, 2010
no info Extended Versions, Atlanta Rhythm Section, 2011
no info From The Vaults, Atlanta Rhythm Section, 2012
no info Before The Music Died: The Complete Recordings 1954-1962, Wanda Jackson, 2013
no info Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. 1, Cactus, 2013
no info Barely Contained: The Studio Sessions, Cactus, 2013
no info The U.S. Albums, The Beatles, 2014
no info TKO Tokyo: Live in Japan, Cactus, 2014
no info Live In The USA, Cactus, 2014
no info Step Back, Johnny Winter, 2014
no info Play The Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11, 1964 Concert, The Smithereens, 2014
no info Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology Volume 2, The Iveys, 2019
no info Look Out!: The San Diego Scene 1958-1973, Various Artists (Jamul), 2020

 
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