Little Richard
小理查德
リトル・リチャード
리틀 리처드
Літл Річард
Λιτλ Ρίτσαρντ
Литл Ричард
ليتل ريتشارد
divorced
Ernestine Harvin
Richard Wayne Penniman
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
songwriter
Singer
pianist
—Mick Jagger
—Little Richard
—Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A lot of songs I sang to crowds first to watch their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit.
He claims to be "the architect of rock and roll", and history would seem to bear out Little Richard's boast. More than any other performer—save, perhaps, Elvis Presley, Little Richard blew the lid off the Fifties, laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. On record, he made spine-tingling rock and roll. His frantically charged piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals on such classics as "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" defined the dynamic sound of rock and roll.
I heard so much about the audience reaction, I thought there must be some exaggeration. But it was all true. He drove the whole house into a complete frenzy ... I couldn't believe the power of Little Richard onstage. He was amazing.
amerikansk sångare, låtskrivare och pianist
US-amerikanesche Museker a Songwriter
Amerikaans zanger (1932–2020)
kantante merikano
cantante, pianista e compositor estadounidense
yhdysvaltalainen laulaja, lauluntekijä ja pianisti
عازف بيانو ومغني وكاتب أغانٍ أمريكي
chanteur et musicien américain
amerikanischer Rock-’n’-Roll-Sänger, -Pianist und -Songwriter (1932-2020)
Pianis, penyanyi, dan penulis lagu Amerika (1932–2020)
미국의 가수 (1932–2020)
American musician (1932–2020)
Músico americano (1932-2020)
американський музикант
amerykański piosenkarz, pianista, autor piosenek
(1932–2020) amerikai énekes, dalszerző és zongorista
ceoltóir Meiriceánach (1932–2020)
Amerikalı rok-n-roll ifaçısı
Amerikaanse pianis en singer
cantante, pianista, humorista y compositor estadounidense
cantautore, pianista e attore statunitense (1932-2020)
ამერიკელი მომღერალი, პიანისტი და სიმღერების ავტორი
americký spevák, hudobník a skladateľ
זמר אמריקאי
американски музикант
ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਸੰਗੀਤਕਾਰ (1932-2020)
خواننده-ترانه‌سرا، موسیقی‌دان، خواننده، ترانه‌سرا، و پیانیست آمریکایی
amerikansk rockmusiker, sanger, sangskriver og pianist
アメリカのシンガーソングライター (1932-2020)
americký zpěvák
американский певец, пианист и композитор
Richard in 1957
Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties
Awards for Little Richard