On 14 September 1955, . Little Richard was working in New Orleans trying to capture his raw and energetic live sound in a studio. He and producer Robert “Bumps” Blackwell, frustrated at their lack of progress, went to a bar, where Richard, in an attempt to blow off steam, began banging on the bar’s piano and singing a song that he had written and would often play live, but was so racy he hadn’t tried to record it that day. Blackwell was immediately impressed and the two headed back to the studio