Feel Good Music

Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard both made feel good music. I would like to say though, that Little Richard clearly had the more powerful voice of the two as can be seen by the difference in the following two videos. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFq5O2kabQo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4NquCaWIQI

However, rather than focusing on what makes one better than the other, let's determine why both of these two esteemed artists were so popular and still deserve attention. They both pioneered a form of loud, up-beat piano in combination with a form of oral serenading that was both ridiculous and ridiculously vivifying. I beg to make the case, that Bruno Mars, in his song "Treasure", drew some inspiration from Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire". The "mine oh mine" at 1:40 sounds familiar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPvuNsRccVw

Furthermore, the Bruno Mars band setup looks a lot like the live performance from Little Richard. Hopefully, the uplifting musical spirit of Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis will prevail!