It's often rumoured that Little Richard - considered the founding father of rock music - suddenly found God while on tour in Australia in 1957 and threw his jewellery into Newcastle's Hunter River.
But is it true?
It is known that Little Richard, born Richard Wayne Penniman, came from a deeply evangelical background in Macon, Georgia, and that after his Australian tour he returned to the US and began studying theology.
In this episode, Carol Duncan speaks with Dr Roland Bannister about his research in finding out the truth behind this amazing story.
Rick Pointon - Hey Rock n Roll
Glamour on Glass Exhibition - Isabel Whittle
Newcastle 1899 Diorama - Ross Balderson
Lost Newcastle - Carol Duncan speaks with Ruth Cotton, author and local historian
Roland Bannister - Hunter Valley Ancestors
10 Years of History and Mystery - ABC Newcastle August 2022
Joe Camilleri - Not Afraid To Fly
Victoria Theatre - Nancy Tapp
The Wallis Album - Carol Duncan speaks with Aunty Nola Hawken& Ron Ramsey
Cathedral Park - Resting in Pieces
The Wallis Album - Carol Duncan & Dr Alex Byrne, NSW State Librarian
Friday Music Show | 24 January 2014 - Mark Tinson, Pete de Jong, John Paul Young, Russell Morris, Ty Penshorn
Friday Music Show | 3 October 2014 - Part 1 Bella , Part 2 Grant Walmsley on Malcolm Young
Friday Music Show | 12 September 2014 - Mark Tinson, terror alerts, Jimi Hendrix & Pat has burgers with Led Zeppelin
Don Walker | Cold Chisel - 2014
Alex Smith | Moving Pictures - 2013
Stevie Wright | The Easybeats -2009
Tony Robinson 2012
Ben Gillies - Silverchair/Bento 2012
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