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  • Little Richard
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  • Billy_Preston
  • Billy_Wright_(musician)
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  • American rock singers
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
  • Mercury Records artists
  • RCA Records artists
  • LGBT singers
  • Bisexual musicians
  • LGBT songwriters
  • Warner Music Group artists
  • African-American songwriters
  • African-American Christians
  • African-American male singers
  • American male singer-songwriters
  • American soul singers
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
  • Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
  • 1932 births
  • African-American pianists
  • African-American rock musicians
  • African-American rock singers
  • American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
  • American rock songwriters
  • American rock pianists
  • BMI songwriters
  • Bisexual men
  • Brunswick Records artists
  • LGBT Christians
  • LGBT African Americans
  • LGBT musicians from the United States
  • Musicians from Macon, Georgia
  • Okeh Records artists
  • Pioneers of music genres
  • Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
  • Specialty Records artists
  • Vee-Jay Records artists
abstract
  • American singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist, born 5 December 1932 in Macon, Georgia, USA.Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 (Performer). Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
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  • Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by his stage name Little Richard, is an American recording artist, songwriter and musician.An influential figure in popular music and culture for more than six decades, Little Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll. His music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. Little Richard influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip-hop; his music impacted the rhythm and blues era for future generations to come, and his performances and headline-making thrust his career right into the mix of American popular music.Little Richard has been honored by many institutions, including inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Recording Academy and the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Little Richard's %22Tutti Frutti%22 (1955) was included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2010, claiming the %22unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music.%22 In 2015, the National Museum of African American History and Culture honored Little Richard for his pivotal role in the formation of popular music genres and in helping to shatter the color line on the music charts changing American culture forever.
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  • 1932-12-05
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  • Little Richard
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  • Reprise Records
  • Atlantic Records
  • Star-Club Records
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  • Gospel
  • R&B
  • Soul
  • Rock 'N' Roll
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