Tutti Frutti (song)

"Tutti Frutti" (Italian for "all fruits") is a song written by Little Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie, recorded in 1955, which was Richard's first major hit. With its energetic refrain and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also for rock and roll itself.

Its refrain is often transcribed as "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!" and was a verbal rendition of a drum pattern imagined by Little Richard. The song introduced several of rock music's most characteristic musical features with the preference of a loud volume, powerful vocal style, and distinctive beat and rhythm.

In 2007, an eclectic panel of recording artists ranked "Tutti Frutti" at No. 1 on Mojo's "The Top 100 Records That Changed The World" and hailed the recording as "the sound of the birth of rock and roll". In 2009, the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry added the recording to its registry, saying the "unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music". In April 2012, Rolling Stone magazine declared the refrain "the most inspired rock lyric ever recorded". It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.