Little Richard, The 'King And Queen' Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 87
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Little Richard, The 'King And Queen' Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 87

NPR  

Little Richard, The 'King And Queen' Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 87 Enlarge this image toggle caption Rosemary Matthews/Getty Images Rosemary Matthews/Getty Images Updated at 7:13 p.m. ET Little Richard, the self-described "king and queen" of rock and roll and an outsize influence on everyone from David Bowie to Prince, died Saturday in Tullahoma, Tenn. Little Richard told NPR's Morning Edition in 1984 that Macon was "a muddy little town." "Back at that time, the black records was considered race records," Little Richard told Morning Edition.

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Little Richard death: Nile Rodgers and Brian Wilson lead tributes to rock and roll pioneer
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Little Richard death: Nile Rodgers and Brian Wilson lead tributes to rock and roll pioneer

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Rock ‘n’ roll icon Little Richard is dead
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Rock ‘n’ roll icon Little Richard is dead

The Hindu  

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Little Richard, founding father of rock who broke musical barriers, dead at 87
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Little Richard, founding father of rock who broke musical barriers, dead at 87

Salon  

Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday. "I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it," Elton John told Rolling Stone in 1973. The Beatles recorded several of his songs, including "Long Tall Sally," …

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