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

2020-05-10T05:30:10.654Z


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. 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. 

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Little Richard.

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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".

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Little Richard.

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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 .

Little Richard: Funk and Soul followed on Rock'n'Roll

Little Richard shaped many musicians of his generation, for example Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. In the 1960s, he made a comeback after several years of retreating for religious studies. It developed in the direction of soul and funk without being able to build on previous sales figures. Since the 1980s, he has only been on stage sporadically. In 1986 he was one of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

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The biggest hits in which he was involved are still in the ear of fans today. Now legendary musician Dave Greenfield has died after a coronavirus infection.

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Source: merkur

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