Little Richard

Rock Singer

Birthday December 5, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Macon, GA

DEATH DATE May 9, 2020 (age 87)

#8,501 Most Popular

Numerology: 5

About

Rock 'n' roll dynamo who sang "Good Golly Miss Molly." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He infused gospel tones with blues music during his performances as a teenager. He performed for the first time onstage when he was fourteen.

Trivia

He released his first single, "Tutti Frutti," in 1955.

Family Life

He married Ernestine Campbell in 1959 and they divorced in 1961. He adopted a one-year-old named Danny Jones from a church friend in 1962.

Associated With

His influence on the music industry in the 1950s has been compared to the influence of Elvis Presley.

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