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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 ...
In his 1958 classic “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” Little Richard wailed about a bad girl who “sure like to ball.” But no doubt — it was the late rock legend who was a sex fiend himself. “I ...
Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary. He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972.
Born Richard Wayne Penniman on 5 Dec 1932 in Macon, he was the third born among the 12 children. His father, Bud, sold moonshine and put him out of the house at 19 years for being gay.
Little Richard — music icon, legend and the man behind hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — inspired a generation. But despite his success, there were points in ...
The death of Little Richard, a flamboyant founding father of rock 'n' roll, led to an outpouring of tributes. The singer, who influenced musicians from The Beatles to Prince, died at 87, it was ...
A friend, a Rock & the Institution, Mr. Richard Wayne Penniman (Dec 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard. Share the love with his family & friends all around the world.
In '76, Little Richard was two decades past his heyday of "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" trying to see how a new generation of fans reacted to his music. "It's just plain rock 'n' roll.
In rock’s infancy, Little Richard was the unstoppable pacesetter, the pompadoured wild man whose flamboyant showmanship and incendiary spirit of abandon — “a-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom ...
When Little Richard tore through a song like “Tutti Frutti” or “The Girl Can’t Help It” or “Rip It Up” or “Lucille,” he wasn’t just feeling the heat. He was lit.