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‘Go Play in The Yard’: Little Richard once lent his voice to an award-winning Orioles advertisement

Music legend Little Richard, who died Saturday at age 87, voiced original lyrics for the song “Go Play in The Yard” in a 60-second advertisement for the Orioles in 1993. The spot, produced by Baltimore public relations and advertising Trahan, Burden & Charles, received an international award in the category of original music and lyrics for a television or movie production, picked over more than 7,226 entries from more than 50 countries.

On Sunday, the Orioles released a video of the advertisement, which features sped-up footage of players, fans and vendors at Camden Yards, on their YouTube channel and Twitter account.