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	Little Richard
		Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932) is a pioneer in the early development of rock and roll.
		Richard Penniman sent a demo tape to Specialty Records in 1955, and met for a recording session in New Orleans.
		Richard took the Beatles with him on a tour of Hamburg, and they performed with him at the Star Club.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/l/li/little_richard.html (367 words)

	Little Richard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and an early pioneer of rock and roll.
		Richard Penniman had begun his career singing with Johnny Otis, but had little success until he sent a demo tape to Specialty Records in 1955, and met for a recording session in New Orleans.
		Little Richard was famously quoted as once saying "Rock n Roll is evil, because Rock n Roll makes you take drugs, and drugs turn you into a homosexual." This is after Richard's controversial renunciation of his own homosexuality, which some attribute to the pressures of public scrutiny and the prevalence of homophobia among fl communities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Richard (780 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: "Little Richard" Penniman (b. 1932)
		Born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon on December 5, 1932, Little Richard was one of twelve children.
		Penniman's mother, Leva Mae, met his father at a church revival, and Penniman's grandfather and uncle were preachers.
		Penniman was a manic, unruly youngster whose flamboyant mannerisms and gay friends often put him in conflict with his father.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1705 (880 words)

	Little Richard: Biography
		Richard's unforgettable appearances in early rock and roll movies, especially The Girl Can't Help It, also did a lot to spread the rock and roll gospel to the masses.
		Richard was at the height of his commercial and artistic powers when he suddenly quit the business during an Australian tour in late 1957, enrolling in a Bible college in
		Richard had actually been feeling the call of religion for a while before his announcement, but it was nonetheless a shock to both his fans and the music industry.
	afgen.com /little_richard.html (831 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Little Richard (Richard Penniman)
		The over-the-top electricity of Little Richard's performances were also compounded by his outrageous, gender-bending appearance, replete with a six-inch stack of hair, eyeliner, pancake makeup, and flashy, attention-grabbing clothes.
		Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman on December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia, the third oldest of seven boys and five girls.
		Richard soon began performing at low-rent rhythm and blues revues, where he learned to mix gospel fervor with blues lyrics.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/little_richard.html (984 words)

	Little Richard - Iridis Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is a pioneer of rock and roll though he says (quoted in Hamm 1979, p.391) he "came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues.
		Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard." His early recording career in the 1950s was a mix of blues music and rhythm and blues, heavily steeped in gospel music, but with a driving beat and breathlessly delivered lyrics that marked a decidedly new kind of music.
		Richard then enrolled in a Christian university in Alabama.
	www.iridis.com /Little_Richard (609 words)

	Little Richard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		During a break in that session, Richard began singing an impromptu recital of " Tutti Frutti ", an obscene, lusty song popular at the time.
		Richard took the Beatles with him on a tour of Hamburg, and theyperformed with him at the Star Club.
		Since then, Little Richard has had a periodic career in movies, as well as releasing occasional symbols and enduring as one ofthe legendary pioneers of rock and roll.
	www.therfcc.org /little-richard-17732.html (300 words)

	Richard Wayne Penniman biography : albums : icebergradio.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In 1955, at Lloyd Price's suggestion, Richard sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, who were impressed enough to sign him and arrange a session for him in New Orleans.
		Richard's unforgettable appearances in early rock & roll movies, especially The Girl Can't Help It, also did a lot to spread the rock & roll gospel to the masses.
		Little Richard was at the height of his commercial and artistic powers when he suddenly quit the business during an Australian tour in late 1957, enrolling in a Bible college in Alabama shortly after returning to the States.
	www.icebergradio.com /artist/190990/richard_wayne_penniman.html (866 words)

	Little Richard
		Richard Wayne Penniman was born December 5, 1932 one of twelve children.
		Richard had an infectious, hyperactive personality that was contagious and made him popular, but also got him into trouble and his homosexuality didn't help matters and he left home to dance to draw customer in a traveling medicine.
		Richard choose to record generally slow blues and he felt that none were particularly good.
	www.history-of-rock.com /richard.htm (1057 words)

	Little Richard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Richard Wayne Penniman was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1935, the third of 12 children.
		Richard triumphantly returned in 1957 with "Keep a Knockin'" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" and he quickly became renowned for his energetic live shows, his signature greasy pompadour and cake makeup look, and his manic, flamboyant personality, becoming one of the most successful African-American artists of rock's early period.
		Richard continued touring throughout the '70s, maintaining his celebrity status as a rock icon, then suddenly, in 1976, he re-joined the church and for the next decade preached throughout America.
	www.classicbands.com /littlerichard.html (1240 words)

	Little Richard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The hits kept coming, but by the late '50s Richard had quit show business to become a minister.
		The lure of success (his and the then-emerging Beatles) brought him back, recording dreadful remakes of his earlier hits for one label after another into the '70s and becoming a staple of the talk show circuit with his flamboyant costumes and chatter.
		Though his claim to be "the architect of rock and roll" may be disputed by some, any list of pioneering rock and rollers that doesn't include Little Richard near the top has just become too damn sophisticated for its own good.
	www.fame2.com /fame/richard.htm (117 words)

	Little Richard - Rockabilly Central
		In 1958 Penniman was ordained as a Seventh-day Adventist minister at Oakwood Theological College in Huntsville, Ala.
		So Penniman is content to awop-bop-a-loo-mop-alop-bam-boom around the country singing from his impressive catalog of hits: "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "The Girl Can't Help It," "Lucille" and "Good Golly Miss Molly," just to name a few.
		Last summer Penniman endeared himself to thousands of kids and families in a marathon 2 1/2-hour concert at the Eyes to the Skies festival in west suburban Lisle.
	www.rockabilly.net /articles/littlerichard.shtml (828 words)

	RAB Hall of Fame: Little Richard
		Penniman's hard-driving piano rhythms came from two places.
		Richard Wayne Penniman was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Macon, Ga. He was one of 12 children who grew up in a Seventh Day Adventist family.
		Richard also performed at the Toronto Pop Festival, and he can be seen in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary of the show, "Keep on Rockin'," a.k.a.
	www.rockabillyhall.com /LittleRichard.html (1627 words)

	Biography of Penniman Richard Wayne ( Little Richard ) with gold-music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The third of twelve children in a devout Seventh Day Adventist family, Richard sang and played piano in church choirs and with gospel groups from the time he was very young.
		At age 13, his parents reportedly forced him to leave home— Richard claimed in a 1982 television interview that they kicked him out because of his homosexuality—and he moved in with another family who ran a Macon nightclub.
		As “Little Richard,” he cut a new rock & roll version of an old filler song, “Tutti-Frutti,” adding his own wild falsetto voice and manic piano playing and creating a breakthrough single that sold three million copies and paved the way for Little Richard's influential rock & roll career.
	gold-music.com /16405/PennimanRichard_Wayne(LittleRichard).html (767 words)

	LivinBlues- Little Richard
		Richard Wayne Penniman was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Macon, Ga. He was one of 12 children who grew up in a 7th Day Adventist family.
		Richard sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, out of LA. The song, 'Tutti Frutti', was a success and led to a run of many Rock n' Roll smash hit songs.
		In 1997, Richard was presented with the prestigious Award of Merit by the American Music Awards in recognition of his contributions to and powerful influence on the music world.
	www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/littlerichard.asp (529 words)

	Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: L: Little Richard
		Born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia, Little Richard is one of the architects of Rock and Roll.
		Richard played piano and sang on a string of hits ("Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "Lucille," "Jenny, Jenny", "Keep A Knockin'," "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Ooh, My Soul.") in the 50s and early 60s.
		Little Richard News · cached · Fan site for the original wild man of rock 'n roll.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=547457 (146 words)

	Little Richard Bio
		Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, the third of twelve children, Richard Wayne Penniman began singing in his local church choir while still a youngster.
		A self-imposed hiatus took Richard out of the industry spotlight, but never out of the consciousness of the legions of fans around the world who confidently awaited his return.
		Most recently, Richard was presented with the prestigious Award of Merit byt the 1997 American Music Awards in recognition of his contributions to and powerful influence on the music world.
	www.kolumbus.fi /timrei/lr/bio.htm (504 words)

	RICHARD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This renewed attention inspired Little Richard to return to the stage and the recording studio for another shot at stardom.
		In the late 1990s Little Richard continued to appear at concerts and festivals, performing songs that had become cherished international standards.
		Having weathered a career marked by extraordinary changes in direction, Little Richard survived not only as the self-proclaimed “architect of rock and roll” but also as a living treasure of 20th-century American culture.
	members.dodo.net.au /~lorriespiderwebb/richard.htm (533 words)

	Richard Penniman Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In September 1955, by now calling himself Little Richard, Penniman cut a former filler number known...
		Little Richard (Penniman, Richard Wayne) Musician, 1932- Lorde, Audre (Geraldin[e]) Poet, 1934-1992...
		Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, the...
	www.simplychristina.info /browse/richard-penniman-biography.html (197 words)

	Little Richard Web Page At MyStarLinks.com
		Born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon on December 5, 1932, Little Richard was one of
		Little Richard soon gravitated to Atlanta, a focal point for the...
		Little Richard, born in 1932, American singer and songwriter,...
	www.mystarlinks.com /stars/littlerichard.php (732 words)

	CMT.com : Richard Wayne Penniman : Biography
		Hear their new CD and learn about an exclusive CMT/Wal-Mart DVD offer.
		One of the original rock & roll greats, Richard Wayne Penniman -- better-known as Little
		Richard -- merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans R&B, pounding the piano and wailing with gleeful abandon.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/penniman_richard_wayne/bio.jhtml (900 words)

	Little Richard
		Born in Macon, Georgia, Little Richard (real name Richard Wayne Penniman) based some of his style on the extravagant RandB singer, Billy Wright, adding his own androgynous parody of gospel fervour.
		The subsequent three decades have seen several attempts to resurrect his career, mostly by rerecording his frenzied rock 'n' roll hits of the Fifties.
		In 1984, Charles White helped Richard to write his bibliography, "The life and times of Little Richard".
	www.euronet.nl /users/wvbrecht/little.htm (226 words)

	Combose - The Combination Search Engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		History of Rock 'n' Roll: Little Richard - Biography with pictures.
		Little Richard News - Fan site for the original wild man of rock 'n roll.
		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Little Richard - Inductee profile.
	www.combose.com /Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/L/Little_Richard (214 words)

	Enlaces sobre Little Richard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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		Paul was influenced heavily by skiffle music, as well as the American rock and rollers named Elvis Presley and Little Richard.
		Según Little Richard, "el rock and roll es la mezcla del boogie-woogie y del rhythm and blues.".
	littlerichard.solomp3.com /internet.html (732 words)

	Michael Vaughan's Weekly National Post Feature
		which was the very first hit by Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard way back in 1955.
		His dad Charles, or "Bud" as he was known, was a Seventh Day Adventist preacher who sold moonshine on the side.
		Attempts to contact Little Richard himself were unsuccessful.
	www.vintageassessments.com /np-jul13-2002.html (1158 words)

	Little Richard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It Takes Two (1995) (singer: "Tutti Frutti";) (as Richard Penniman)
		It Takes Two (1995) (song "Tutti Frutti";) (as Richard Penniman)
		Queen Live at Wembley '86 (1986) (TV) (song "Tutti Frutti";) (as Richard Penniman)
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0005153 (497 words)

	Little Richard Numerology Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		If you know from different sources other data for this celebrity please let us know and we will try to correct the error.
		These transit (essence) numbers are calculated using the celebrity birth certificate name, which we know it as "Richard Wayne Penniman".
		If this name is not correct, these numbers will also be incorrect.
	kabish.com /numerology/report_start.php?celebrity=little_richard (133 words)

	The Life And Times Of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography at Musicroom.com - Sheet Music for Musicians
		When Little Richard burst onto the scene in the early 1950s, he sounded like nothing on earth.
		His stage act was so explosive that for years people assumed the real man could never match the flamboyant public image.
		Illustrated with pictures from Little Richard's own archive and including a comprehensive discography.
	www.musicroom.com /se/ID_No/056784/top/editorial/details.html (221 words)

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