This song, written by Richard and Billy Preston, first made its appearance on the soundtrack for the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills, a 1986 film in which he also played an onscreen acting role.

Little Richard died on Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Tullahoma, Tenn. at the age of 87. This essay was originally published as part of the book Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul ...

Music Features Little Richard Made Music Vibrate In All The Right Ways NPR Music's Senior Director Lauren Onkey and I look at his life through the lens of 10 songs. 1. "Tutti Frutti" (1955) YouTube ...

Legendary for his eccentric, gender-bending style, gospel-meets-rock vocals and pulse-pounding piano riffs, the spirit of Little Richard will live on in the music of the many other legends he ...

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 ...

There is no question that Little Richard Penniman was a hit-making machine. Here are the nine biggest Billboard appearances from the legendary musician, who died on May 9. Starting with Tutti ...

Richard's single "Tutti Frutti" was his first to chart in 1955, beginning a highly influential career. Little Richard is one of the most important figures in pop and rock history across genres.

A Little Richard song from the soundtrack, "Great Gosh A'Mighty," even put him back on the charts for the first time in more than 15 years. Little Richard was back to stay, enjoying another dose ...

Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday. He ...

While Little Richard's original 1956 vocal performance will be used in the new theme, Butcher Brown have re-recorded the backing track.

Little Richard is important both because he made great music and because he inspired other great musicians. One night in 1955, Bowie was listening to several records by famous artists of the period.

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 ...