US music legend Little Richard dead: guesswork as to the cause of death

2020-05-09T14:54:10.567Z

Little Richard is dead. The legendary US musician died at the age of 87. The cause of death is still unclear.

Little Richard is dead. He was 87 years old.
The musician died on May 9, 2020, the cause of death is still unclear.
Little Richard made his breakthrough in the 1950s and shaped rock'n'roll.
His most famous hits were "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tail Sally" or "Rip It Up".

Munich - Little Richard is dead. The American singer and songwriter, one of the pioneers of rock'n'roll, was 87 years old. The cause of death is still unclear.

Little Richard.

Son Danny Penniman reports on the death of singer Little Richard

The American music magazine “Rolling Stone” reports, referring to Richard's son Danny Penniman.

Little Richard was born on December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia under the name Richard Wayne Penniman. Little Richard celebrated his breakthrough with the song "Tutti Frutti" in 1956. Further hits followed: "Long Tall Sally", "Rip It Up", in 1957 then "Lucille" and in 1958 "Good Golly Miss Molly".

Little Richard.

His performance was unique and spectacular from the start: he was known for his sexual undertone, yet there was an influence of the gospel on his numbers. "Rolling Stone" writes about the deceased that his simple but pounding piano playing was also characteristic.

Source: merkur

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