Little Richard
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Little Richard 1935-, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Since then, he has turned to religion. His music influenced, among others, the Beatles . See also rock music .
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Little Richard fined $255 in auto accident
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