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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, Dick Alen, his former agent ...
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- Todd Leopold,Chloe Melas,Jay Croft
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. Described as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his ...
May 9, 2020 · Updated at 7:13 p.m. ET. Little Richard, the self-described "king and queen" of rock and roll and an outsize influence on everyone from David Bowie to Prince, died Saturday in Tullahoma, Tenn. He ...
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- Elizabeth Blair
May 9, 2020 · Little Richard, one of the pioneers of the first wave of rock’n’roll, has died. He was 87. Richard, whose real name was Richard Penniman, was born in Macon, Georgia in December 1932. He had ...
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- Michael Hann,Edward Helmore
May 9, 2020 · 9 May 2020. Reuters. Little Richard in 2005. Pioneering rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87, the musician's family has confirmed. Little Richard's hit Good Golly Miss ...
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May 9, 2020 · Little Richard, a founding father of rock & roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday.He was 87
May 9, 2020 · 6 of 6 | . FILE - In this Jan. 22, 1988 file photo, Little Richard plays the piano during taping at The Movie Channel Inc., in New York. Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday, May 9, 2020.
