Arthur Goldborough pka "Art Rupe"; the founder of Specialty Records - born 5th September, 1917 (Greensburg, Pennsylvania) - he's 94 today, but judging from these clips for his (long overdue) induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, he's probably looking a great deal younger.
on Little Richard & 'Tutti Frutti'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMxYVYeIAek
on Sam Cooke & 'You Send Me'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do21qRnL ... ure=relmfu
'Tutti Frutti' from the 1957 film "Don't Knock the Rock" (this is where one of the clips used on the Doctor Ross YouTube posting last week was taken from)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bqeSGpP9PI
Art Rupe wouldn't release Sam Cooke's 'You Send Me'; but after it had been a hit for Keen Records, Specialty did issue 'I'll Come Running Back to You' (1957) as a follow-up -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAvJ6cxMrg0