"Tutti Frutti" is a song co-written by Richard Penniman, which was recorded in 1955 and became his first major hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!" (a verbal rendition of a drum pattern that Little Richard had imagined) and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also a model for rock and roll itself.In 2007, an eclectic panel of renowned recording artists voted "Tutti Frutti" number 1 on Mojo's The Top 100 Records That Changed The World, hailing the recording as "the sound of the birth of rock and roll. In April 2012, Rolling Stone magazine declared that the song "still contains what has to be considered the most inspired rock lyric ever recorded: "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!"The song is #43 in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is #1 in Mojo Music Magazine's list of 100 records that changed the world. In April 2012, Rolling Stone magazine declared that the song "still has the most inspired rock lyric on record."