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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 (1935– ) US singer-songwriter and pianist, b. Richard Penniman. He achieved fame in the late 1950s, with songs such as “Tutti Frutti” (1956) and “Good Golly Miss Molly” (1958). After a near-fatal plane accident, he was ordained a minister in the Church of the Seventh-Day Adventists and has oscillated between music and ministry ever since.

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