Little Richard
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Rev. Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by the stage name Little Richard, is an
American singer, songwriter and pianist. He is considered a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock & roll in the 1950s. Penniman's reputation rests on a string of groundbreaking hit singles from 1955 through 1957, such as "Tutti Frutti", "Lucille" and "Long Tall Sally", which helped lay the foundation for rock and roll music, and influenced generations of rhythm & blues, rock and soul music artists. Little Richard's injection of funk during this period, via his saxophone-studded mid-1950s road band, The Upsetters, also influenced the development of that genre of music. He was subsequently honored by being one of seven of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and was one of only four of these honorees (along with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Fats Domino) to also receive the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award.
Little Richard's early work was a mix of boogie-woogie, rhythm & blues and gospel music, but with a heavily accentuated back-beat, funky saxophone grooves and raspy shouted vocals, moans, screams, and other emotive inflections that marked a new kind of music. In 1957, while at the height of stardom, he became a born-again Christian, enrolled in and attended Bible college, and withdrew from recording and performing secular music. Claiming he was called to be an evangelist, he has since devoted large segments of his life to this calling.
- Name At Birth:
- Richard Wayne Penniman
- Also Known As:
- The Architect of Rock 'n' Roll, The Originator, The Georgia Peach, The Living Flame, King of Rockin' and Rollin' Rhythm & Blues Soulin', The First King of Rock n Roll
- Birth Date:
- December 05, 1932
- Birthplace:
- Macon, Georgia, U.S.
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, piano, keyboards
- Record Label:
- RCA Victor, Peacock, Specialty, Gone, Atlantic, Bell, Brunswick, Coral, Critique, Elektra, End, Guest Star, Kent, Lost-Nite, Mainstream, Manticore, MCA, Mercury, Modern, Okeh, Reprise, Vee Jay, Warner Bros., WTG
- Years Active:
- 1951 - present
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