There is no question that Little Richard was a hit-making machine. Between 1955 and 1958, Little Richard bopped into the Top 5 on the Billboard R&B charts nine times. His work prior to that, on RCA ...

The death of Little Richard, a flamboyant founding father of rock 'n' roll, led to an outpouring of tributes. The singer, who influenced musicians from The Beatles to Prince, died at 87, it was ...

He was a challenge to 1950s proprieties, wrapped in a package of pleasure and freedom. Hear 17 of his essential songs. By Jon Pareles Wild and outrageous don’t begin to describe Little Richard. He hit ...

Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard. American Masters – Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll explores the music icon’s influence and advocacy for the rights ...

That battle cry — the opening holler of “Tutti Frutti” — kicked off Little Richard’s career in 1955. It was the sound of a poor gay black kid in Macon, Georgia, announcing to the world that his time ...

Collaborators and eyewitnesses recall the colourful, groundbreaking life and times of Little Richard, a founding father of rock'n'roll Originally published in Uncut Take 279 [August 2020] following ...

Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white ...

Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock 'n' roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, ...