Bowie’s glam period, the prancing and strutting of Mick Jagger, the psychosexual convolutions of Prince are all hard to imagine without Richard’s androgynous flamboyance leading the way. The Beatles learned their ecstatic falsetto shouts from him James Brown said he was “the first to put the funk in rhythm.” In his yearbook, Bob Dylan noted that his ambition was “to join Little Richard,” and nine-year-old David Bowie bought a saxophone hoping to do that as well. No, Little Richard - born Richard Penniman in Macon, Georgia, in 1932 - was just being honest. Little Richard dies at age 87, the cause of death related to bone cancer.What is there left to say about Little Richard that he hasn’t already said better himself? “I am the innovator! I am the originator! I am the emancipator! I am the architect! I’m rock & roll!” he once exclaimed to an interviewer, before adding, “Now I am not saying that to be vain or conceited.” October 2012 - At 79 years old, he plays a 90-minute show at the Pensacola Interstate Fair.Ģ013 - In a Rolling Stone interview, he claims he is finished making music.
12 on their list of the 100 greatest singers.Ģ009 - Hip surgery leaves him in chronic pain after surgeons are unable to remove a broken bone. November 2008 - Rolling Stone Magazine places him at No. JanuPerforms “Good Golly Miss Molly” at President Bill Clinton’s inaugural gala.įebruNBC airs the biopic, “Little Richard.”Ģ003 - Is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. JA star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is placed in his honor.ġ992 - Releases a children’s album, “Shake It All About.”ġ993 - Receives a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. JanuAs rock history’s pioneer artists, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and James Brown are inducted into the debut class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.ĭecember 1987 - Presides over a second wedding ceremony for actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.įebruGeorgia Representative Billy Randall introduces a resolution to make “Tutti-Frutti” the official state rock and roll song. OctoSuffers a badly fractured right leg that requires a steel rod to be surgically implanted. November 1962 - While on tour in Germany, he shares the stage with an unknown band called the Beatles.ġ963 - Tours with the Rolling Stones, Bo Didley and the Everly Brothers.ġ984 - Little Richard is inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and his authorized biography, “The Life and Times of Little Richard” is released. September 1955 - At a recording studio in New Orleans, he records “Tutti Frutti.”ġ956 - Elvis Presley performs “Tutti Frutti” twice on national television.ġ957 - Announces that he is quitting rock and roll to devote his life to God. He has stated that “there are good people in all churches.”ġ951 - Wins a talent contest in Atlanta which leads to a recording contract with RCA. He was a Seventh-day Adventist but has also been a member of the Church of God.
He may have been as famous for his pounding piano style, pompadour hairdo, makeup and outrageous antics on stage as he was for his music.
Some were bigger hits than the recordings by Little Richard himself. He is known to have influenced Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, and credits black gospel artists for his singing style.Įlvis Presley, Pat Boone and the Beatles all covered his songs. The lyrics for “Tutti Frutti” were changed due to the obscene nature of the original words penned by Little Richard. Jimi Hendrix and Billy Preston were both backing musicians for him. His stage name “Little Richard” came from the time he spent performing with a troupe called B. Marriage: Ernestine Campbell (1959-1961, divorced)Ĭhildren: Danny, adopted (date unavailable publicly, now an adult)Įducation: Attended Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), Huntsville, Alabama.Īs a teenager, he traveled across Georgia with vaudeville and minstrel shows. Here is a look at the life of self-proclaimed “Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Little Richard.
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