“Great Gosh A’Mighty” In the early ‘60s, Little Richard renounced rock ‘n’ roll and turned to religion. Although he would eventually make his way back, his religious fervor never subsided.

There is no question that Little Richard was a hit-making machine. Between 1955 and 1958, Little Richard bopped into the Top 5 on the Billboard R&B charts nine times. His work prior to that, on ...

No one can do a Little Richard composition like Little Richard. In the finest moments from the rock and roll pioneer — who died Saturday at the age of 87 — self-penned songs were as flamboyant ...

Prior to the Hot 100’s inception, Little Richard also achieved top 10 hits with “Jenny, Jenny” and “Keep a Knockin’,” both in 1957, and “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” in 1958.

Despite his long and legendary career of hits, Little Richard never scored a No. 1 hit on Billboard ‘s pop charts, either before or after the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958.

8 songs to understand why Little Richard is a king, queen, architect, quasar and founder of rock ‘n’ roll.

So, in order to recapture just a little bit of the sound from this era, we’ve rounded up five of the best rock songs from the ’50s. Check those tunes out below. 1.

One of the original rock & roll greats, Little Richard merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans R&B, pounding the piano and wailing with gleeful abandon. While numerous other R&B greats of the early ...

A string of hits followed in the next year, and in 1957, Specialty released his first album, “Here’s Little Richard.” Yet he watched Pat Boone’s covers of his records chart higher than his ...

Little Richard, the rock legend best known for the hits "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly Miss Molly," has died. He was 87. The musician's manager confirmed his passing to Fox News on Saturday.