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Little Richard
American musician
browse: singers, pianists, songwriters
dead
- born
- 1932
- died
- 2020
- age at death
- 87
- known for
- singer, pianist, songwriter
1932 – 2020
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who little richard is
Richard Wayne Penniman, better known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Referred to as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll.
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