• Little Richard's first Top 10 hit (and his biggest R&B single, topping the chart for eight weeks) remains one of rock 'n' roll's most influential early songs.
  • Little Richard exploded the Fifties music scene with his thunderous piano and electrifying stage presence, setting the tone for the future of rock and roll.
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  • Etta also mentions her first meeting with James Brown, in Macon, Georgia, where this young Dancer/Boxer/Gospel Singer had befriended Little Richard.
  • However, Little Richard never enjoyed the level of success of either of those names, which was hard for him to take.
  • Art Rupe of Specialty Records, the label for which he recorded his biggest hits, called Little Richard “dynamic, completely uninhibited, unpredictable, wild.”
  • ...director Lisa Cortés’ Sundance opening night documentary LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll...
  • Little Richard (nato in Georgia) fu uno dei primi rockers, ma fu soprattutto uno dei primi rockers a impersonare lo spirito selvaggio e libidinoso del rock and roll.
  • Little Richard, the Most Dynamic Entertainer of the Generation: His Greatest Hits.