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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Little Richard? Little Richard helped define the early rock ‘n’ roll era of the 1950s with his driving, flamboyant sound. With his croons, wails and screams, he turned songs like “Tutti...
May 9, 2020 · Little Richard, the screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” died Saturday at 87, Dick Alen, his former ...
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May 9, 2020 · Little Richard was an explosive performer who inspired generations of musicians from Otis Redding to The Beatles to David Bowie. He died Saturday morning.
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May 9, 2024 · Little Richard (born December 5, 1932, Macon, Georgia, U.S.—died May 9, 2020, Tullahoma, Tennessee) was a flamboyant American singer and pianist whose hit songs of the mid-1950s were defining moments in the development of rock and roll.
May 9, 2020 · Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard, who combined the sacred shouts of the black church and the profane sounds of the blues to create some of the world’s first and most influential...
Jun 18, 2017 · The first major biography of Little Richard, a rollicking, nuanced celebration of the late singer/songwriter’s life and his role in the history of American music―gospel, soul, rock, and more ...
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