{"id":4941,"date":"2020-05-09T11:28:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:35:38","slug":"rock-n-roll-legend-little-richard-has-passed-away-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/rock-n-roll-legend-little-richard-has-passed-away-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock n Roll Legend, Little Richard Has Passed Away at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=YshmHPVPWK4&#038;offerid=1058765.10001475&#038;bids=1058765.10001475&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4\"><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Spring is just around the corner! Enter code SPRING25 for up to $25\u25ca off our fees on flights and be ready to take off again.\" src=\"https:\/\/c.fareportal.com\/gcms\/Portals\/2\/affiliatebanners\/CA-promo19-Banners\/468x60.gif\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p> Legendary singer, songwriter and pianist, <strong>Little Richard<\/strong> passes away at 87, according to multiple reports, including<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/little-richard-dead-48505\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\"> <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Born<strong> Richard Wayne Penniman<\/strong> on December 5, 1932 in Macon, Ga. Little Richard would go onto become a music icon; Known as <em>&#8220;The Architect of Rock n&#8217; Roll.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Starting his career in the late 40&#8217;s, Richard joined Dr. Hudson&#8217;s Medicine Show, traveling and performing Louis Jordan&#8217;s <em>&#8220;Caldonia&#8221;<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> In 1950, he joined Buster Brown&#8217;s <em>Orchestra<\/em>. It was his first time in a musical band. That is where he would become <strong>Little Richard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Little Richard Tribute - RIP\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AhOFHyEeVvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=YshmHPVPWK4&amp;offerid=582963.63&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=YshmHPVPWK4&amp;bids=582963.63&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&amp;gridnum=16\" alt=\"Splice V Collection 7 by Arturia\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> In the early 50&#8217;s, <strong>Little Richard <\/strong>returned back to Macon, GA. due to hard times. In 1956, He would go onto releasing, <em>&#8220;Tutti Frutti&#8221;<\/em>. The song became an instant hit across the US; Reaching #21 on Billboard&#8217;s Top 100 Chart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1956)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cj059o9OwqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Little Richard<\/strong> then released his second hit single, <em>&#8220;Long Tall Sally<\/em>,&#8221; reaching #1 on the R&amp;B chart, and #13 on the Top 100 Billboard chart. Richard went onto releasing five more chart topping hits including, <em>&#8220;Slippin&#8217; and Slidin&#8221;,<\/em> <em>&#8220;Rip It Up&#8221;<\/em>, <em>&#8220;Ready Teddy&#8221;, &#8220;The Girl Can&#8217;t Help It&#8221;<\/em>, and <em>&#8220;Lucille&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Little Richard - Lucille LIVE 1973\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OIkfEdll0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=YshmHPVPWK4&#038;offerid=1058765.10001475&#038;bids=1058765.10001475&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4\"><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Spring is just around the corner! Enter code SPRING25 for up to $25\u25ca off our fees on flights and be ready to take off again.\" src=\"https:\/\/c.fareportal.com\/gcms\/Portals\/2\/affiliatebanners\/CA-promo19-Banners\/468x60.gif\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Little Richard<\/strong> Released Over 25 Albums from 1957-1992; Receiving multiple awards and honors over the decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Richard was honored for his major influences in music over the years. He was among the first to be inducted into the <em>&#8220;Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame.&#8221;<\/em> Also inducted in the <em>&#8220;Songwriter&#8217;s Hall Of Fame.&#8221;<\/em> He was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The music world lost a great one today&#8230;Our Condolences go out to his family, friends, and fans across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/little-richard-dead-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Little Richard\" class=\"wp-image-4944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicassent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/little-richard-dead-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musicassent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/little-richard-dead-1-300x200.jpg 300w, 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