Rock and roll pioneer Little Richard has died. He was 87
Born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia, in 1932, the flamboyant legend had been a pop culture fixture for decades, often portraying himself in films and on television. But it was his early music career in the 1950s, unleashing a series of indelible rock and roll hits like"Tutti Frutti" and"Long Tall Sally," that helped define the sound of an emerging new style and laid the foundation for a life in the spotlight.
As his impact on popular music grew and eventually helped build an entire new genre's foundation, so, too, did Richard's appearances in popular properties. He sang"Rubber Duckie" while in a bathtub on
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