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An instrumental version of the song was used in the 1933 film Baby Face starring Barbara Stanwyck. In 1958, Little Richard peaked at No. 12 on the R&B chart and No. 41 on the pop chart with his version of the song. [3] It also reached No. 2 in the UK in January 1959, becoming Little Richard's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom.
Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades.
Little Richard (titled Volume 2 in the UK) is the second album [2] by American musician Little Richard, released by March 1958, seven months after Richard announced a retirement from rock and roll to pursue a life in the ministry.
This page is a discography for American musician Little Richard (1932–2020). Described as " the architect of rock and roll ", Little Richard was a pioneering singer-songwriter whose career also encompassed rhythm and blues , soul , and gospel .
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Little Richard first achieved success after signing to Art Rupe's label Specialty Records and releasing the single "Tutti Frutti".A self-composed number which Richard had been performing live for some time, "Tutti Frutti" was recorded at J & M Studio, New Orleans in September 1955 after producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell had Richard's ribald lyrics revised by songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie.
The new documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything recounts the life story of the pioneering rock icon. (Photos courtesy of Getty Images). (Getty Images)
Little Richard, the preening, pompadoured, and unapologetic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was lionized by a legion of his musical acolytes Saturday after his death from bone cancer at age 87. “He ...