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- NAME: Little Richard
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: December 05, 1932 (Age: 80)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Macon, Georgia
- Full Name: Little Richard
- Full Name: Richard Wayne Penniman
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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Little Richard is a flamboyant American singer and pianist whose hit songs in the mid 1950s were defining moments in the development of rock ‘n’ roll.
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Over the ensuing decades Little Richard would continue to perform and record, but the public response failed to match the enthusiasm that greeted his earlier success.
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his importance in the development of rock music has never been questioned. In 1986 Little Richard was one of the 10 original inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1993. A year later the Rhythm & Blues Foundation honored the Little Richard with its prestigious Pioneer Award.
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