Little Richard death: Founding father of rock famous for ‘Tutti Frutti’ and ‘Long Tall Sally’ dies aged 87

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You have to actually go outside yourself.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up AC/DC’s then-singer Brian Johnson told The Guardian in 2014 about the experience of seeing Little Richard on television for the first time: “It was a Saturday, it was one o’clock and it was sunny day. And it was ‘Tutti Frutti’…” The band’s guitarist, Angus Young, said of Richard: “The way he plays and the way he sings, it’s art and science, everything together.” Little Richard attempted to pursue a career as a gospel artist in the late Fifties after seeing fireball crossing the sky and interpreting it as a sign from God that he needed to change his ways. Little Richard’s music will last forever.“ Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg said: “If one image could claim to sum up the spirit of rock’n’roll, it’s this one. So long, Little Richard #Awopbopaloobopawopbamboom!” US journalist and author Karen Hunter tweeted: “There’s no Beatles with Little Richard.. There’s no Jimi Hendrix without Little Richard.” Rapper Juicy J wrote: “RIP Rock & Roll Legend Little Richard.” Jack White’s record label Third Man Records tweeted: “The Innovator, originator, the architect.