Rock and rollin' back the clock

Advertiser Staff

Little Richard is hardly one to mince words when it comes to some good 'ol self-promotion.

"Come out and see the real rock 'n' roll — the old time rock 'n' roll!" he exclaimed. "Tell the young and old, the rich and the poor, to come and have a rockin' good time! They'll catch the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie-woogie flu!"

And who are we to argue with rock 'n' roll royalty anyway?

Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis will stir up the malt-shop memories for the baby boomers and show the young 'uns what real roots rock is at Saturday night's Rock and Roll Super Show, 8 p.m. at Blaisdell Arena.

For your $45 or $55 ticket, expect a three-hour class in rock 'n' roll history taught by the masters.

Self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" Little Richard will share his blueprint for blending New Orleans R&B with gospel. Lewis follows up with a lesson in rock rebellion and piano-pounding. And Berry ends with a master class in simply embodying rock 'n' roll.