Little Richard was a rock and roll pioneer whose music drew on gospel, R&B and more, but he was never really associated with country music that much. That is, until 1994, when he teamed up with Tanya ...

Little Richard was a rock 'n' roll pioneer whose music drew on gospel, R&B and more, but he was never associated with country music that much -- that is, until 1994, when he teamed up with Tanya ...

This Houston Chronicle interview with Little Richard was originally published on March 26, 1994. The rock legend died today, May 9, at the age of 87. Rock 'n' roll's original wild man feels good - ...

Little Richard‘s reign as a Top 40 hitmaker may have been relatively brief, but thanks to his larger-than-life persona, love of the camera, and eagerness to perform anywhere and everywhere, he stayed ...

Rock 'n' roll didn't start with a bang — it started with a wop-bop-a-loo-bop a lop-bom-bom. That's the propulsive beat that drives "Tutti Frutti," the 1955 chart-topping hit that made Richard Penniman ...

Deep in the annals of music history are tales about how young talents such as Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, James Brown, Little Richard, and others ran in the same circles. With so many remembering and ...

NEW ORLEANS — For Little Richard, the road to music stardom literally began in New Orleans. The rock and roll pioneer, who died Saturday at age 87, recorded his first and best known hit, “Tutti Frutti ...

Editor’s Note: The CNN Film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of rock ‘n’ roll’s Black, queer origins. It illustrates clearly just how the revolutionary pop icon’s career laid the ...

Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock 'n' roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, ...

In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history. One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous year by ...

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Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage for NARAS Little Richard and CeeLo Green chat backstage at ‘The Legacy Lounge’ A conversation with CeeLo Green and his inspiration at W Atlanta – Downtown on September ...