Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Edgar Wright and Ringo Starr were among the first to share tributes to Little Richard on social media
Influential rock musician Little Richard, known for hits such as "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly,"Saturday at age 87. The singer called himself "the architect of rock and roll," and his career spanned seven decades. His other classic songs include "Rip It Up" and "Long Tall Sally."
Ava DuVernay wrote, "I served soul food brunch to Little Richard every day for a year while waitressing at Aunt Kizzy's back porch in LA. I was a college student. He tipped me a crisp $100 bill each week on a $75 breakfast with friends. This was 30 years ago. Helped me so much. God rest his soul." Edgar Wright said, "RIP Little Richard. "It's some feat to have music made that still sounds raucous 62 years later. His sound never dated and he had an energy rarely equalled. Loved him."
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